Wicked Omaha

by Ryan Roenfeld

In old Omaha, the scent of opium wafted through saloon doors, while prostitutes openly solicited customers. When the St. Elmo theater ran short of the usual entertainment, the residents could always fall back on robbing strangers. Tenants of the Burnt District squirmed under the extorting thumb of a furniture dealer dubbed the Man-Landlady. The games of chance and confidence and outright municipal graft all played a part in a wicked city where gambler Tom Dennison ran politics and Madam Anna Wilson drove philanthropy. Join Ryan Roenfeld for a stroll along the seamier side of Omaha's past.

99 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 13, 2017

Reviews

[Michael · Rating 2 out of 5]

Compilation of newspaper snippets from the 1800's, interesting research, but no story.

[Chris Montez · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sad, funny, but absolutely fascinating. I knew some of this, but didn't how extensive it, or how long it lasted.