Footnoting History

The Public Arch


Listen Later

(Josh) While one of the safest cities in the United States today, El Paso, Texas was one of America's most dangerous cities in the 1880s. Run by gunslingers, gambling brokers, and brothel madams, the city often descended into significant bouts of violence. One such episode occurred when the most renowned madams in the city, Alice Abbott, invaded the home of her chief rival, Etta Clark. The dispute ended with Alice Abbot shot and Etta Clark arrested for attempted murder. Eventually, Clark's brothel burned down. On this episode we unpack these events and get to the root of what they can tell us about this lively border town.

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

Footnoting HistoryBy Footnoting History

  • 4.3
  • 4.3
  • 4.3
  • 4.3
  • 4.3

4.3

460 ratings


More shows like Footnoting History

View all
History Extra podcast by Immediate Media

History Extra podcast

3,179 Listeners

The Bowery Boys: New York City History by Tom Meyers, Greg Young

The Bowery Boys: New York City History

180 Listeners

Useless Information Podcast by Airwave Media Podcast Network

Useless Information Podcast

1,790 Listeners

Stuff You Missed in History Class by iHeartPodcasts

Stuff You Missed in History Class

23,695 Listeners

Renaissance English History Podcast: A Show About the Tudors by Heather Teysko

Renaissance English History Podcast: A Show About the Tudors

530 Listeners

The History of England by David Crowther

The History of England

4,327 Listeners

The British History Podcast by Jamie Jeffers

The British History Podcast

5,354 Listeners

The History of English Podcast by Kevin Stroud

The History of English Podcast

6,390 Listeners

Ben Franklin's World by Liz Covart

Ben Franklin's World

1,556 Listeners

History Unplugged Podcast by History Unplugged

History Unplugged Podcast

4,008 Listeners

Tides of History by Wondery /  Patrick Wyman

Tides of History

6,290 Listeners

The Ancients by History Hit

The Ancients

3,089 Listeners

Gone Medieval by History Hit

Gone Medieval

1,769 Listeners

Not Just the Tudors by History Hit

Not Just the Tudors

1,964 Listeners

The Gilded Gentleman by Carl Raymond

The Gilded Gentleman

781 Listeners