The Revolt of Mamie Stover

The Revolt of Mamie Stover
First edition
AuthorWilliam Bradford Huie
LanguageEnglish
Release number
1
GenreFiction
PublisherDuell, Sloan & Pearce
Publication date
1951
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint
Pages248
OCLC1896792
Followed byThe Americanization of Emily 

The Revolt of Mamie Stover is a 1951 novel by William Bradford Huie about a young woman from Mississippi who goes to Hollywood to work as an actress.[1][2] Driven into prostitution, she moves to Honolulu, works at a brothel and takes it over, challenges restrictions against prostitutes after the US armed forces are built up on the island, buys real estate, and becomes a wealthy war profiteer.

  1. ^ "William B Huie, 76; Southern Author". The New York Times. 23 November 1986.
  2. ^ Yardley, Jonathan (31 May 2006). "'Mamie Stover': Blond Ambition". Washington Post. Retrieved 1 October 2024.