Wicked Philadelphia - Sin in the City of Brotherly Love (Paperback)

Prim and proper Philadelphia has been rocked by the clash between excessive vice and social virtue since its citizens burned the city's biggest brothel in 1800. With tales of grave robbers in South Philadelphia and and harlots in Franklin Square, "Wicked Philadelphia"; reveals the shocking underbelly of the City of Brotherly Love. In one notorious scam, a washerwoman masqueraded as the fictional Spanish countess Anita de Bettencourt for two decades, bilking millions from victims and even fooling the government of Spain. From the 1843 media frenzy that ensued after an aristocrat abducted a young girl to a churchyard transformed into a brothel (complete with a carousel), local author Thomas H. Keels unearths Philadelphia's most scintillating scandals and corrupt characters in his rollicking history.

General

Imprint:	History Press (SC)
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	February 2010
First published:	February 2010
Authors:	Thomas H Keels
Dimensions:	229 x 150 x 10mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	125
ISBN-13:	978-1-59629-787-6
Categories:	Books > Fiction > True stories > Crime Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > History > American history > General
LSN:	1-59629-787-5
Barcode:	9781596297876

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