It was founded in 1900 and closed in 1912 after a culture war against vice, indulgence, and sexuality shuttered its doors. This establishment was one of the best-known brothels in Chicago in the early 1900s. Sin in the Second City centers around the Everleigh Club and its owners. She writes about famous-and often scandalous-women. Abbott worked as a journalist before writing full time. It is Abbott’s debut work and a New York Times best seller. Critics praise the book for its ability to educate and entertain simultaneously, and Abbott herself is recognized for her thorough research. First published in 2007, Sin in the Second City covers the rise and downfall of America’s most famous brothel and how it changed the face of Chicago forever. Sin in the Second City: Madams, Ministers, Playboys, and the Battle for America’s Soul is a North American social history book by Karen Abbott.
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