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In ""Aphrodite's Trade"" Southern historian and award-winning Tennessee author Lochlainn Seabrook takes the reader on a journey of discovery from the biological foundations of prostitution among early humans to its sacred functions in the religions of the ancient world, then onto its vital role as a commercialized occupation in the 21st Century. Basing his findings on well established primatological, anthropological, sociobiological, mythological, and archaeological data, he reveals what few have dared contemplate: because prostitution began as a survival mechanism among our ancestors several million years ago, it is literally part of our DNA. Rather than expending valuable resources trying to suppress it, the author argues, society would be much better off understanding, accepting, and decriminalizing it. Foreword by Xaviera Hollander, author of the international blockbuster ""The Happy Hooker."" Back cover blurbs by Margo St. James (founder of COYOTE and St. James Infirmary), Carol Leigh (cofounder of ACT UP), Norma Jean Almodovar (founder of ISWFACE), and Dolores French (founder of HIRE). Lochlainn Seabrook is the winner of the prestigious Jefferson Davis Historical Gold Medal, awarded by the United Daughters of the Confederacy. Known as the ""American Robert Graves"" after his celebrated English cousin, Seabrook is the sixth great-grandson of the Earl of Oxford, the descendant of numerous Goddess-worshiping European kings and queens, and the author of over thirty popular adult and children's books, including ""Britannia Rules: Goddess-Worship in Ancient Anglo-Celtic Society""; ""The Book of Kelle: An Introduction to Goddess-Worship and the Great Celtic Mother-Goddess Kelle""; ""Christmas Before Christianity: How the Birthday of the 'Sun' Became the Birthday of the 'Son'""; ""The Goddess Dictionary of Words and Phrases""; ""Carnton Plantation Ghost Stories: True Tales of the Unexplained From Tennessee's Most Haunted Civil War House!""; ""Lincolnology: The Real Abraham Lincoln Revealed in His Own Words""; ""A Rebel Born: A Defense of Nathan Bedford Forrest""; ""The Blakeneys: An Etymological, Ethnological, and Genealogical Study""; and ""Everything You Were Taught About the Civil War is Wrong, Ask A Southerner!""

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""One of the many things I love about Aphrodite's Trade: The Hidden History of Prostitution Unveiled is that it teaches without prejudice, without malice, without cattiness. Written in a straight-forward manner and with true integrity, its deep insights into human nature make it easy to relate to. . . . This is the first book I've ever read that provides a holistic history of prostitution, from its beginnings as a survival mechanism in the mists of prehistory to its culmination in the 21st Century as a commercialized business. . . . Mr. Seabrook, a conservative-libertarian Christian, sees himself as following in the footsteps of others from this group who favored decriminalizing prostitution; namely Saint Augustine and the founder of The National Review, William F. Buckley, Jr."" - XAVIERA HOLLANDER, author of the worldwide bestseller The Happy Hooker. ""I'm thrilled with such a positive writing on women in the trade. Historians have always been the underpinnings of COYOTE's efforts to repeal the prohibition which puts all women in fear of the stigma and keeps us separated and unable to vote as a block to gain our freedom. Whores, housewives and lesbians and all those in between will be empowered by such a work as Aphrodite's Trade. - MARGO ST. JAMES, founder of COYOTE and founder and director emeritus of St. James Infirmary. ""The only book of its kind. Much needed and highly recommended!"" - NORMA JEAN ALMODOVAR, author of Cop to Call Girl, and founder of ISWFACE. ""Excellent research, bold writing. Bravo! If only we had more works like Aphrodite's Trade, an enlightened society might have decriminalized prostitution by now. This is a book that everyone with an interest in sex workers' rights and women's rights should have on their shelf."" - CAROL LEIGH, author of Unrepentant Whore and a founding member of ACT UP. ""Female prostitutes are truly the foot soldiers of the women's liberation movement. Cheers to author Lochlainn Seabrook for defending them so respectfully and for helping to dispel the many myths surrounding Aphrodite's Trade."" - DOLORES FRENCH, author of Working: My Life as a Prostitute and founder of HIRE.

One of the many things I love about Aphrodite's Trade: The Hidden History of Prostitution Unveiled is that it teaches without prejudice, without malice, without cattiness. Written in a straight-forward manner and with true integrity, its deep insights into human nature make it easy to relate to. . . . This is the first book I've ever read that provides a holistic history of prostitution, from its beginnings as a survival mechanism in the mists of prehistory to its culmination in the 21st Century as a commercialized business. . . . Mr. Seabrook, a conservative-libertarian Christian, sees himself as following in the footsteps of others from this group who favored decriminalizing prostitution; namely Saint Augustine and the founder of The National Review, William F. Buckley, Jr. - XAVIERA HOLLANDER, author of the worldwide bestseller The Happy Hooker. I'm thrilled with such a positive writing on women in the trade. Historians have always been the underpinnings of COYOTE's efforts to repeal the prohibition which puts all women in fear of the stigma and keeps us separated and unable to vote as a block to gain our freedom. Whores, housewives and lesbians and all those in between will be empowered by such a work as Aphrodite's Trade. - MARGO ST. JAMES, founder of COYOTE and founder and director emeritus of St. James Infirmary. The only book of its kind. Much needed and highly recommended! - NORMA JEAN ALMODOVAR, author of Cop to Call Girl, and founder of ISWFACE. Excellent research, bold writing. Bravo! If only we had more works like Aphrodite's Trade, an enlightened society might have decriminalized prostitution by now. This is a book that everyone with an interest in sex workers' rights and women's rights should have on their shelf. - CAROL LEIGH, author of Unrepentant Whore and a founding member of ACT UP. Female prostitutes are truly the foot soldiers of the women's liberation movement. Cheers to author Lochlainn Seabrook for defending them so respectfully and for helping to dispel the many myths surrounding Aphrodite's Trade. - DOLORES FRENCH, author of Working: My Life as a Prostitute and founder of HIRE.

"""One of the many things I love about Aphrodite's Trade: The Hidden History of Prostitution Unveiled is that it teaches without prejudice, without malice, without cattiness. Written in a straight-forward manner and with true integrity, its deep insights into human nature make it easy to relate to. . . . This is the first book I've ever read that provides a holistic history of prostitution, from its beginnings as a survival mechanism in the mists of prehistory to its culmination in the 21st Century as a commercialized business. . . . Mr. Seabrook, a conservative-libertarian Christian, sees himself as following in the footsteps of others from this group who favored decriminalizing prostitution; namely Saint Augustine and the founder of The National Review, William F. Buckley, Jr."" - XAVIERA HOLLANDER, author of the worldwide bestseller The Happy Hooker. ""I'm thrilled with such a positive writing on women in the trade. Historians have always been the underpinnings of COYOTE's efforts to repeal the prohibition which puts all women in fear of the stigma and keeps us separated and unable to vote as a block to gain our freedom. Whores, housewives and lesbians and all those in between will be empowered by such a work as Aphrodite's Trade. - MARGO ST. JAMES, founder of COYOTE and founder and director emeritus of St. James Infirmary. ""The only book of its kind. Much needed and highly recommended!"" - NORMA JEAN ALMODOVAR, author of Cop to Call Girl, and founder of ISWFACE. ""Excellent research, bold writing. Bravo! If only we had more works like Aphrodite's Trade, an enlightened society might have decriminalized prostitution by now. This is a book that everyone with an interest in sex workers' rights and women's rights should have on their shelf."" - CAROL LEIGH, author of Unrepentant Whore and a founding member of ACT UP. ""Female prostitutes are truly the foot soldiers of the women's liberation movement. Cheers to author Lochlainn Seabrook for defending them so respectfully and for helping to dispel the many myths surrounding Aphrodite's Trade."" - DOLORES FRENCH, author of Working: My Life as a Prostitute and founder of HIRE."

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LOCHLAINN SEABROOK, winner of the prestigious Jefferson Davis Historical Gold Medal, is a popular Civil War scholar, Bible authority, and libertarian-conservative historian who has written and edited nearly 100 books in numerous genres, from history, politics, and science, to nature, religion, and the paranormal. Known as the ""American Robert Graves"" and the ""Southern Joseph Campbell"" for his many works on spirituality, mythology, thealogy, and theology, Seabrook is a seventh generation Kentuckian of Appalachian heritage, a Kentucky Colonel, a member of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, the sixth great-grandson of the Earl of Oxford, and a descendant of numerous Goddess-worshiping European kings and queens. His adult and children's books have introduced hundreds of thousands to truths that have been left out of our mainstream books. Seabrook has a forty-five year background in American history, Southern history, and Bible studies, and is the author of the international blockbuster, ""Everything You Were Taught About the Civil War is Wrong, Ask a Southerner!""

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