Wicked Omaha by Ryan Roenfeld

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Wicked Omaha by Ryan Roenfeld

In old Omaha, the scent of opium wafted through saloon doors, while prostitutes openly solicited customers. When the St. Elmo theater ran short of the usual entertainment, the residents could always fall back on robbing strangers. Tenants of the Burnt District squirmed under the extorting thumb of a furniture dealer dubbed the Man-Landlady. The games of chance and confidence and outright municipal graft all played a part in a wicked city where gambler Tom Dennison ran politics and Madam Anna Wilson drove philanthropy. Join Ryan Roenfeld for a stroll along the seamier side of Omaha s past.
Roenfeld, Ryan: - Images from the Mills County Historical Museum and elsewhere document the county's historic evolution from the hardscrabble days of log cabins and steamboats into the 21st century. Ryan Roenfeld is a local historian who is currently the president of the Historical Society of Pottawattamie County.
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ISBN 13 9781467137317
ISBN 10 1467137316
Title Wicked Omaha
Author Ryan Roenfeld
Series Wicked Ser
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher The History Press
Year published 2017-03-13
Number of pages 96
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.