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

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2007 Board Second Printing Very Good++ in Very Good++ jacket "Step into the perfumed parlors of the Everleigh Club, the most famous brothel in Americn history-and the catalyst for a culture war that rocked the nation. " from the jacket. The condition of this hard back American History book is Very Good++, with a Very good++ jacket. c2007, 2nd printing. This is a very attractive and clean book & jacket. The cover is very bright with nice edges and a light spine end wrinkle. The pages are tight, bright and unmarked. No names or writing. This jacket is very bright with very good edges and little wear. 356 pages including index.

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Book appears unread, but may have a publisher's mark or minor shelf wear.We are the Twin Cities' largest independent book store.

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2007 Hard Cover First Edition Fine in Fine jacket 8vo-over 7?"-9?" tall. Like-new copy. Appears unread. Stated First Edition. NO remainder marks or price clippings. Price inside dustcover: $25.95. Tight spine, bright pages. Illustrated. 359 pages. The New York Times-Janet Maslin Sin and the Second City is assiduously researched. And it is well put together, mixing brief and longer chapters rather than striving for a more arbitrary format. But Ms. Abbott has to narrate and debunk, and her task is complicated. She had to wade through mountains of tabloid coverage about young women forced into prostitution; one such case, about a woman named Mona Marshall, whose story did not stand up to close scrutiny, generated about a half-million pages of newspaper attention. It's no small matter to sift the facts from the hyperbole. Biography Karen Abbott worked as a journalist on the staffs of Philadelphia magazine and Philadelphia Weekly and other publications. A native of Philadelphia, she now lives with her husband i

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New York 2007 hardcover Fine in fine jacket Illus. 8vo, gray boards, d.w. New York: Random House, (2007). Fine. History of the Chicago brothel, the Everleigh Club.

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Brand new item. Over 6 million customers served. Order now. Selling online since 1995. Few left in stock - order soon. Code: R20091031024323H

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