Sin in the Second City: Madams, Ministers, Playboys, and the Battle for America's Soul
by Karen Abbott
Karen Abbott brings together madams, ministers, and playboys in a lively history of America's second city. Against a backdrop of competing claims about vice, virtue, and respectability, Sin in the Second City explores a dramatic battle over morality and the direction of American society.
About This Book
Sin in the Second City examines a turbulent chapter in American urban life through the worlds of madams, ministers, and playboys.
Karen Abbott explores the tensions between vice and virtue, public morality and private desire.
Set against the backdrop of America's second city, the book presents a vivid account of competing social forces.
It offers a historical perspective on how debates about sin, respectability, and reform shaped American culture.
Reviews
No reviews yet. Be the first to review this book!