Murder and Mayhem in Chicago's Vice Districts by Troy Taylor

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Murder and Mayhem in Chicago's Vice Districts by Troy Taylor

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Murder and Mayhem in Chicago's Vice Districts by Troy Taylor

From the very beginning, Chicago thrived on its reputation as a wide-open town. After the Great Fire, no part of the city was rebuilt more quickly than the vice districts, where bribed cops and brutal force emboldened professional wickedness to celebrate itself with gala events like the First Ward Ball, begun in honor of a madam's pianist and often so crowded that passed-out drunks couldn't even fall to the floor. Randolph Street was nicknamed Gambler's Row because men gambled with their lives by visiting it. In Little Hell, guns and knives could be rented by the hour. In these seedy areas only put to sleep by Mickey Finn's knockout drinks or Gentle Annie's knockout punches, it is no wonder that Detective Woolridge kept seventy-five disguises, made twenty thousand arrests and was shot at forty-four times.

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Troy Taylor is the founder of the American Ghost Society and lives in Decatur, Illinois. He has written over 80 books about hauntings and inexplicable events.

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ISBN 13 9781596296923
ISBN 10 1596296925
Title Murder and Mayhem in Chicago's Vice Districts
Author Troy Taylor
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher The History Press
Year published 2009-10-01
Number of pages 112
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.