Terre Haute's Notorious Red Light District by Tim Crumrin

Terre Haute's Notorious Red Light District by Tim Crumrin

The author of Hidden History of Terre Haute and Wicked Terre Haute explores the home of sin in the Sin City.

Home to uproarious saloons, swindling gambling dens, and thriving brothels, Terre Haute's infamous West End was so wild the Chicago Tribunecalled it the scene of a hundred all night carousings. Pimps, pickpockets, and conmen roamed the crowded streets where legendary Madam Edith Brown's pleasure palace was the crown jewel of brothels. Yet more than a mere den in inequity, the West End was also a community that could put bickering differences aside and pull together to help their neighbors. And it wasn't only a place for seedy enterprise, but also a place for stores, cafes, and homes.

Historian Tim Crumrin presents the first complete history of this legendary area and separates myth from reality to reveal the very human side of the West End.

Crumrin, Tim: - Tim Crumrin is a historian and author who has published more than fifty scholarly and general interest history books and articles. A graduate of Indiana State University, he taught at St. Mary-of-the-Woods College and served twenty-five years as a historian and director at Conner Prairie Museum in Fishers, Indiana. His work has received awards from the American Association for State and Local History and a national Telly Award for writing and directing the PBS documentary Harvesting the Past. In 2014, he was honored with the prestigious Lifetime Achievement in History Award, presented by the Indiana Historical Society. His previous book, Wicked Terre Haute, was published by The History Press in 2019. He lives in Terre Haute with his wife, Robin; daughter, Brynn; and four canine muses named Hildy, Hank, Huwie and Beau.

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ISBN 13	9781540251268
ISBN 10	1540251268
Title	Terre Haute's Notorious Red Light District
Author	Tim Crumrin
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	History PR
Year published	2022-02-21
Number of pages	146
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