Huckleberries: Branstetter’s history of Silver Valley sex trade debuts today

Heather Branstetter’s new book on the history of the Wallace sex trade debuts Monday.

On March 3, Huckleberries told you about “Selling Sex in the Silver Valley: A Business Doing Pleasure.” Now, Editor Chanse Watson of the Shoshone News-Press in Kellogg weighs in. Chanse gave the book a thumbs-up after reading an advance copy. He explains why this book is important to local history buffs.

“This book shows that as the years went on, Wallace and the Silver Valley transitioned from a collection of mining communities with a prostitution ‘problem’ to a prostitution hub with a mining history. With a healthy balance of historical narrative and first hand accounts, there is something here for everyone.”

You can get an autographed copy of “Selling Sex in the Silver Valley” by emailing the author at https://abusinessdoingpleasure.com/ . Six copies are available at Atticus Coffee & Gifts in Spokane. The Well-Read Moose in Coeur d’Alene has copies, too. And you can get “Selling Sex” at these Silver Valley locations: Wallace District Mining Museum, Oasis Bordello Museum, Sierra Silver Mine Tour, Johnson’s Gems, Depot Museum, Wallace Brewing Company and Red Light Garage.

Branstetter will read from her book at 7 p.m. Friday at the Wallace Brewing Company. Full column here.