Sin in the Second City: Madams, Ministers, Playboys, and the Battle for America's Soul by Karen Abbott

Sin in the Second City: Madams, Ministers, Playboys, and the Battle for America's Soul

Karen Abbott

missing page info Add in missing page information first pub 2007 (editions)

nonfiction biography history challenging informative slow-paced

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Karen Abbott' s colorful, nuanced portrait of the iconic Everleigh sisters; their world-famous brothel, the Everleigh Club; and the perennial clash between our nation's hedonistic impulses and Puritanical roots culminates in a dramatic last stand ...

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