Sin In The Second City: Madams, Ministers, Playboys, And The Battle For America's Soul

Sin In The Second City: Madams, Ministers, Playboys, And The Battle For America's Soul

Karen Abbotta'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 between brothel keepers and crusading reformers. Sin in the Second City offers a vivid snapshot of America's journey from Victorian-era propriety to twentieth-century modernity.