Jan MacKell is a historian and preservationist in Cripple Creek, Colorado. Thomas J. Noel, also known as ""Dr. Colorado,"" is professor of history and director of public history, preservation, and Colorado studies at the University of Colorado, Denver.

BROTHELS, BORDELLOS, AND BAD GIRLS is a fascinating book because it puts a human face on prostitution. There are stories of Silver Heels, a prostitute who epitomized the 'Whore with the Heart of Gold' and Ella Wellington, who abandoned a husband and two children, and committed suicide after a visit from old friends talking of how happy her ex-husband and children were. - Roundup Magazine ""With 15 years of research to her credit, author Jan MacKell gets into the 'whys and wherefores' of prostitution. She wants to find out the background, desires, and expectations of these women (aged anywhere from 15 to 50)."" - Cortez (CO) Journal ""Brothels, Bordellos, and Bad Girls is an interesting piece of Colorado's popular history and enhances our understanding of some of the social relations that formed within the state's numerous mining communities."" - History ""There is a huge trove of information in this book, which makes it a real contribution to Colorado history."" - Denver Post