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(0)Karen Abbott
Author
Pub. Date
2007
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
xxiv, 356 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
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...
Author
Publisher
Crown
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xviii, 405 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"In the early days of Prohibition, long before Al Capone became a household name, a German immigrant named George Remus quits practicing law and starts trafficking whiskey. Within two years he's a multi-millionaire. The press calls him "King of the Bootleggers," writing breathless stories about the Gatsby-esque events he and his glamorous second wife, Imogene, host at their Cincinnati mansion, with party favors ranging from diamond jewelry for the...
