Wicked Sacramento

by William Burg

Book Overview

In the early 1900s, Sacramento became a battleground in a statewide struggle. On one side were Progressive political reformers and suffragettes. Opposing them were bars, dance halls, brothels and powerful business interests. Caught in the middle was the city's West End, a place where Grant "Skewball" Cross hosted jazz dances that often attracted police attention and Charmion performed her infamous trapeze striptease act before becoming a movie star...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1540239438
• ISBN13: 9781540239433
• Release Date: June 2019
• Publisher: History Press Library Editions
• Length: 210 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"