Wicked Omaha
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, True Crime, History, Americas, United States, Biography & Memoir
| Author: | Ryan Roenfeld | ISBN: | 9781439660188 |
| Publisher: | Arcadia Publishing Inc. | Publication: | March 13, 2017 |
| Imprint: | The History Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Ryan Roenfeld |
| ISBN: | 9781439660188 |
| Publisher: | Arcadia Publishing Inc. |
| Publication: | March 13, 2017 |
| Imprint: | The History Press |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
