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Karen Abbott
Abbott Kahler, formerly known as Karen Abbott (born January 23, 1973) is an American author of historical nonfiction. Her works include ''Sin in the Second City'', ''American Rose'', ''Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy'' and ''The Ghosts of Eden Park.'' Writing ''Sin in the Second City'' tells the true story of the Everleigh Club, a famous American brothel, and the club's proprietors, sisters Ada and Minna Everleigh. ''American Rose'' is an account of stripteaser Gypsy Rose Lee. ''Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy'' tells the true story of four women who became spies during the Civil War. ''The Ghosts of Eden Park'' is about a German immigrant named George Remus, who quit practicing law and started trafficking whiskey. Within two years Remus had earned the title "King of the Bootleggers." Abbott is a contributor to Smithsonian magazine’s history blog, "Past Imperfect", and has also written for the ''New Yorker.'' Bibliography * ''Sin in the Second City: Madams, Ministers, Playboys ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philadelphia
Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania#Municipalities, largest city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the List of United States cities by population, sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Act of Consolidation, 1854, Since 1854, the city has been coextensive with Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, the List of counties in Pennsylvania, most populous county in Pennsylvania and the urban core of the Delaware Valley, the Metropolitan statistical area, nation's seventh-largest and one of List of largest cities, world's largest metropolitan regions, with 6.245 million residents . The city's population at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census was 1,603,797, and over 56 million people live within of Philadelphia. Philadelphia was founded in 1682 by William Penn, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
