Sin in the Second City

This book takes readers on a journey into Chicago's notorious Levee district and introduces them to the famous Everleigh Club, run by aristocratic sisters named Minna and Ada Everleigh. The Club, considered the most famous brothel in American history, welcomed moguls, senators, literary icons, and athletes into its perfumed parlors. Sin in the Second City explores the clash between hedonistic impulses and Puritanical roots through a colorful cast of characters, including Al Capone, John D. Rockefeller, Jr., and William Howard Taft. This nuanced portrait of the Everleigh sisters and their world-famous Club culminates in a dramatic last stand between brothel keepers and crusading reformers.