"Hookers"-Named after General Joesph Hooker, they were unsavory women who were camp followers that trailed the Union Army.
Just like Pete Hamby's Mom.
Nah, I think it was his sister.
Not true....the term dates to 1845, possibly earlier.
The term bread basket = “basket for holding bread” dates to the 1500’s. It’s far from clear to me that “bread basket” = agricultural area/food supplier dates to the Civil War.