Sin In The Second City: Madams, Ministers, Playboys, and the Battle for America's Soul
- ISBN-10
- 0812975995
- ISBN-13
- 9780812975994
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 364
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2007
- Publisher
- Random House Incorporated
- Author
- Karen Abbott
Description
A history of America's most famous brothel, Chicago's Everleigh Club, which catered to some of America's leading moguls, actors, and writers from 1900 to 1911, profiles its aristocratic proprietors and their efforts to elevate the industry to new heights and details the efforts by both rivals and crusading reformers to close the establishment. Reprint. 75,000 first printing.
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