So-called "queen" of the Shreveport red-light district. Arrived in Shreveport at the end of the Civil War as a camp follower. She acquired a sizeable estate, a top line of credit at her bank and a respected position in the community. She was an art patroness and had a reputation as a philanthropist. Died, June 13, 1920, of an attack of pneumonia following the amputation of her left leg due to a gangrenous foot.
P.L.M. Source: Goodloe Stuck, Annie McCune, Shreveport Madam (1981).
P.L.M. Source: Goodloe Stuck, Annie McCune, Shreveport Madam (1981).
So-called "queen" of the Shreveport red-light district. Arrived in Shreveport at the end of the Civil War as a camp follower. She acquired a sizeable estate, a top line of credit at her bank and a respected position in the community. She was an art patroness and had a reputation as a philanthropist. Died, June 13, 1920, of an attack of pneumonia following the amputation of her left leg due to a gangrenous foot.
P.L.M. Source: Goodloe Stuck, Annie McCune, Shreveport Madam (1981).
P.L.M. Source: Goodloe Stuck, Annie McCune, Shreveport Madam (1981).
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