"A narrative history of George Remus, who the press called "king of the bootleggers," and a Jazz-Age murder trial"--
Karen Abbott Boeken
Karen Abbott is gespecialiseerd in het ontdekken van fascinerende, vaak vergeten, vrouwelijke verhalen uit de Amerikaanse geschiedenis. Haar werk onderscheidt zich door nauwgezet onderzoek en een meeslepende vertelstijl, waarmee ze figuren tot leven brengt die maatschappelijke normen trotseerden en onuitwisbare sporen achterlieten. Abbott verkent meesterlijk de donkerdere, complexere aspecten van het verleden en laat zien hoe deze verhalen tot op de dag van vandaag resoneren.
The Ghosts of Eden Park
- 448bladzijden
- 16 uur lezen
"A narrative history of George Remus, who the press called "king of the bootleggers," and a Jazz-Age murder trial"-- Provided by publisher
Sin in the Second City
- 384bladzijden
- 14 uur lezen
A vivid snapshot of America's journey from Victorian-era propriety to 20th-century modernity. Step into the perfumed parlors of the Everleigh Club, the most famous brothel in American history--and the catalyst for a culture war that rocked the nation. Operating in Chicago at the dawn of the 20th century, the Club welcomed moguls and actors, senators and athletes, foreign dignitaries and literary icons into a stately double mansion, and the Everleigh sisters treated their girls far better than most madams. But not everyone appreciated their attempts to elevate the industry. Their most daunting foes were the Progressive Era reformers, who sent the country into a frenzy with lurid tales of "white slavery"--The allegedly rampant practice of kidnapping young girls and forcing them into brothels. This furor shaped America's sexual culture and had repercussions all the way to the White House, including the formation of the FBI.--From publisher description
