Wicked Columbus, Ohio

by David Meyers, Elise Meyers Walker, Elise Myers

Book Overview

Ohio's capital city once teemed with crime bosses, rampant corruption and unpunished perversion. The Bad Lands of Columbus was a nationally recognized slum controlled by Smoky Hobbs. Columbus native Dr. Samuel B. Hartman, the world's most successful snake oil salesman, was almost single-handedly responsible for the passage of the Pure Food and Drug Act. Local gambler Pat Murnan had an unlikely love affair with Grace Backenstoe, the madam of the most...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1626199221
• ISBN13: 9781626199224
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.1" x 9.0"