New PDF release: Wicked Columbus, Indiana

By Paul J. Hoffman

ISBN-10: 1540216829

ISBN-13: 9781540216823

ISBN-10: 162585871X

ISBN-13: 9781625858719

Dubbed the “Athens of the Prairie” for its array of gorgeous glossy structure, Columbus nonetheless persisted its proportion of unsavory voters, crime-ridden neighborhoods and stories of woe. Many citizens kept away from the notorious slums of Smoky Row and loss of life Valley, whereas others gave in to the attract of Lillian “Todie” Tull’s famed condominium of unwell reputation on North Jackson road. varied father-and-son hoodlum partnerships, the McKinneys and the Bells, terrorized the realm within the 1800s. And a brutal fistfight among a newspaper editor and the mayor sparked a scandal in 1877. writer Paul J. Hoffman courses the reader on a wild trip during the city’s salacious side.

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