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Wicked Columbus Indiana

Title
Wicked Columbus Indiana / Paul J. Hoffman.
Author
Hoffman, Paul J.
Publication
  • Charleston, SC : The History Press, ©2017
  • ©2017

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142 pages : black and white illustrations, maps; 23 cm
Summary
"Columbus's Unscrupulous Past... Dubbed the 'Athens of the Prairie' for its array of stunning modern architecture, Columbus still endured its share of unsavory citizens, crime-ridden neighborhoods and tales of woe. Many residents avoided the infamous slums of Smoky Row and Death Valley, while others gave in to the allure of Lillian "Todie" Tull's famed house of ill repute on North Jackson Street. Two different father-and-son hoodlum partnerships, the McKinneys and the Bells, terrorized the area in the 1800s. And a brutal fistfight between a newspaper editor and the mayor sparked a scandal in 1877. Author Paul J. Hoffman guides the reader on a wild ride through the city's salacious side." -- back cover
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Contents
Contents : Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1. Feuding mayor, editor engage in street fight -- 2. The other side of the tracks -- 3. Love and bullets -- 4. Whitecappers and the KKK -- 5. Like father, like son: bad boys of early Columbus -- 6. The business of selling sex -- 7. The prince of rascals -- 8. Blind tigers, bootleggers and booze laws -- 9. The poisoning of Dr. Griffith Marr -- Bibliography -- About the author.
Call Number
JFE 17-8902
ISBN
  • 9781625858719
  • 162585871X
LCCN
2017931814
OCLC
973502046
Author
Hoffman, Paul J.
Title
Wicked Columbus Indiana / Paul J. Hoffman.
Publisher
Charleston, SC : The History Press, ©2017
Copyright Date
©2017
Type of Content
text
still image
cartographic image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Research Call Number
JFE 17-8902
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