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Wicked Columbus, Ohio

By david myers , Elise Meyers Walker

Book information

Publisher
Arcadia Publishing
Year
2013
ISBN
9781625854490, 2015943187, 9781626199224
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
5 MB (5119772 bytes)
Pages
\0
Time added
2022-10-02 06:50:15
HIS036090HistoryNonfictionTrue Crime

Description

Ohio's capital city once teemed with crime bosses, rampant corruption and unpunished perversion. The Bad Lands of Columbus was a nationally recognized slum controlled by "Smoky" Hobbs. Columbus native Dr. Samuel B. Hartman, the world's most successful snake oil salesman, was almost single-handedly responsible for the passage of the Pure Food and Drug Act. Local gambler "Pat" Murnan had an unlikely love affair with Grace Backenstoe, the madam of the most popular brothel in town. The two were a symbol of the area's salaciousness. Authors David Meyers and Elise Meyers Walker explore the heyday of Columbus's most notorious fiends, corrupt politicians and con men.

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