![]() ![]() Change the hemlines, add 100 years, and the book could be filed under current affairs."-USA Today "A rousingly racy yarn." Chicago Tribune "A colorful history of old Chicago that reads like a novel… a compelling and eloquent story."-The Atlanta Journal-Constitution "Gorgeously detailed"-New York Daily News "At last, a history book you can bring to the beach."-The Philadelphia Inquirer "Once upon a time, Chicago had a world class bordello called The Everleigh Club. ![]() "Delicious… Abbott describes the Levee's characters in such detail that it's easy to mistake this meticulously researched history for literary fiction."-New York Times Book Review " Described with scrupulous concern for historical accuracy…an immensely readable book." - Joseph Epstein,The Wall Street Journal "Assiduously researched… even this book's minutiae makes for good storytelling." - Janet Maslin,The New York Times "Karen Abbott has pioneered sizzle history in this satisfyingly lurid tale. ![]()
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