Sin In The Second City (Reprint) (Paperback) by Karen Abbott

The Everleigh Club is a fascinating and captivating look into America's journey from Victorian-era propriety to 20th-century modernity through the lens of its most famous brothel.

Step into the perfumed parlors of this stately double mansion, where thirty stunning Everleigh "butterflies" await your arrival.

Experience the opulence and grandeur of this exclusive establishment, where courtesans named Doll, Suzy Poon Tang, and Brick Top devoured raw meat to the delight of Prince Henry of Prussia and recited poetry for Theodore Dreiser.

Unlike lesser madams who pocketed most of a harlot's earnings, the Everleigh sisters made sure their girls dined on gourmet food, were examined by an honest physician, and even tutored in the literature of Balzac.

But beware, 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.

And 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 fascinating history will captivate you from start to finish, providing a unique glimpse into America's sexual culture and the lengths to which some would go to control it.

Don't miss out on this opportunity to step back in time and experience the luxury and intrigue of the Everleigh Club.