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Title: Sin in the Second City
Subtitle: Madams, Ministers, Playboys, and the Battle for America's Soul
Author: Karen Abbott
Narrator: Joyce Bean
Format: Unabridged
Length: 11 hrs and 3 mins
Language: English
Release date: 08-06-07
Publisher: Tantor Audio
Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 231 votes
Genres: History, American
Publisher's Summary:
Not everyone appreciated the sisters' attempts to elevate the industry. Rival Levee madams hatched numerous schemes to ruin the Everleighs, including an attempt to frame them for the death of department-store heir Marshall Field, Jr. But the sisters' most daunting foes were the Progressive Era reformers, who sent the entire country into a frenzy with lurid tales of "white slavery" - the allegedly rampant practice of kidnapping young girls and forcing them into brothels. This furor shaped America's sexual culture and had repercussions all the way to the White House.
With a cast of characters that includes Jack Johnson, John Barrymore, John D. Rockefeller, Jr., William Howard Taft, "Hinky Dink" Kenna, and Al Capone, Sin in the Second City is Karen Abbott's colorful, nuanced portrait of the iconic Everleigh sisters, their world-famous club, and the perennial clash between our nation's hedonistic impulses and Puritanical roots. Culminating in a dramatic last stand between brothel keepers and crusading reformers, Sin in the Second City offers a vivid snapshot of America's journey from Victorian-era propriety to 20th-century modernity.
Critic Reviews:
"An entertaining, well-researched slice of Windy City history." (
Publishers Weekly)
Members Reviews:
Great book - brilliant narrator!
Ms. Abbott's history of this little niche in Chicago's history and an important step in the take over of the politics by the religious right makes this book interesting beyond just the salacious subject matter. She handles the story with the class and wit that would make the Everyleigh sisters proud.
The other delight of this book is it's narrator Joyce Bean. I'll simply say: I want her to narrate everything I listen to!
A Losing Battle
This was a very good book, I wasn't fully prepared for the depth of human trafficking that came with it. Not knowing the long and hard to believe history that America had with what was called "white slavery" the sale of young women to brothels and pimps. I am very interested in Chicago's history and there is a lot of it here. I recommend this book for sure, but be warned that there were some horrible things going on at the turn of the century and that it is all covered here. As far as the performance, I felt that it was a very good reading, not one of my favorites but good none the less.
I could not look away.
This book is about two sisters who made a ton of money being madams. It's like watching a train wreck in slow motion and I couldn't look away. I found it incredibly engaging even as I was wincing at some of the things they said and did (spoiler; they were not nice people).
Every woman should read this!
This is my favorite book ever . Karen Abbott not only connected me to her antagonists. She also made me ask myself a lot of questions on feminism. What does it truly mean to survive in a man's world?
As a life long Chicagoan, I have an obsession with my city's history. Initially, I picked up this book out of curiosity. I had heard of the Everleigh Sisters before. However, what surprised me was how moving their story was. How could I feel respect two madames of a brothel? The answer lies in the parallel of womens' oppression during their time, and how women are still held under glass ceilings today.
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Title: Sin in the Second City
Subtitle: Madams, Ministers, Playboys, and the Battle for America's Soul
Author: Karen Abbott
Narrator: Joyce Bean
Format: Unabridged
Length: 11 hrs and 3 mins
Language: English
Release date: 08-06-07
Publisher: Tantor Audio
Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 231 votes
Genres: History, American
Publisher's Summary:
Not everyone appreciated the sisters' attempts to elevate the industry. Rival Levee madams hatched numerous schemes to ruin the Everleighs, including an attempt to frame them for the death of department-store heir Marshall Field, Jr. But the sisters' most daunting foes were the Progressive Era reformers, who sent the entire country into a frenzy with lurid tales of "white slavery" - the allegedly rampant practice of kidnapping young girls and forcing them into brothels. This furor shaped America's sexual culture and had repercussions all the way to the White House.
With a cast of characters that includes Jack Johnson, John Barrymore, John D. Rockefeller, Jr., William Howard Taft, "Hinky Dink" Kenna, and Al Capone, Sin in the Second City is Karen Abbott's colorful, nuanced portrait of the iconic Everleigh sisters, their world-famous club, and the perennial clash between our nation's hedonistic impulses and Puritanical roots. Culminating in a dramatic last stand between brothel keepers and crusading reformers, Sin in the Second City offers a vivid snapshot of America's journey from Victorian-era propriety to 20th-century modernity.
Critic Reviews:
"An entertaining, well-researched slice of Windy City history." (
Publishers Weekly)
Members Reviews:
Great book - brilliant narrator!
Ms. Abbott's history of this little niche in Chicago's history and an important step in the take over of the politics by the religious right makes this book interesting beyond just the salacious subject matter. She handles the story with the class and wit that would make the Everyleigh sisters proud.
The other delight of this book is it's narrator Joyce Bean. I'll simply say: I want her to narrate everything I listen to!
A Losing Battle
This was a very good book, I wasn't fully prepared for the depth of human trafficking that came with it. Not knowing the long and hard to believe history that America had with what was called "white slavery" the sale of young women to brothels and pimps. I am very interested in Chicago's history and there is a lot of it here. I recommend this book for sure, but be warned that there were some horrible things going on at the turn of the century and that it is all covered here. As far as the performance, I felt that it was a very good reading, not one of my favorites but good none the less.
I could not look away.
This book is about two sisters who made a ton of money being madams. It's like watching a train wreck in slow motion and I couldn't look away. I found it incredibly engaging even as I was wincing at some of the things they said and did (spoiler; they were not nice people).
Every woman should read this!
This is my favorite book ever . Karen Abbott not only connected me to her antagonists. She also made me ask myself a lot of questions on feminism. What does it truly mean to survive in a man's world?
As a life long Chicagoan, I have an obsession with my city's history. Initially, I picked up this book out of curiosity. I had heard of the Everleigh Sisters before. However, what surprised me was how moving their story was. How could I feel respect two madames of a brothel? The answer lies in the parallel of womens' oppression during their time, and how women are still held under glass ceilings today.