Max Evans is a novelist and screenwriter who lives in Albuquerque. Among his best-known works are Bluefeather Fellini, The Hi Lo Country, and The Rounders.
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. . . authentic narratives by prostitutes and madams are rare, and Cuseys raucous recollections are an important addition to the literature. . . . the book does deliver its promise: A complete picture of the prostitution business as it was actually practiced in the western states . ." . .novelist Evans tells the rollicking true story of Mildred Cusey, a resourceful orphan, former Harvey Girl, and astute businesswoman who for nearly a half century lived happily and well off the wages of sin." ." . .the life of 'Madam Millie' is the saga of the West as it played itself out in bedrooms and back alleys." "Millie's is the quintessential American success story." "Millie's story is an important one, highlighting as it does that prostitution in the West is not just a nineteenth-century phenomenon. . . . The book is an intersting combination of journalism and biography." "There aren't many subjects more titilating than good old fashioned whoring." Local color is an ever-present element in this story, from crooked cops to belligerent johns, and Millie herself stands larger than life as the prime source of energy, humor, and business acumen that made her efforts successful. The story of Mildred Fantetti Cusey sells itself a memoir about a strong, resourceful survivor in an age of self-made entrepreneurs. . . . "The story of Mildred Fantetti Cusey sells itself -- a memoir about a strong, resourceful survivor in an age of self-made entrepreneursa"