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A Dirty, Wicked Town: Tales of 19th Century Omaha

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Distributed by the University of Nebraska Press for Caxton PressOmaha, Nebraska, is a laid-back city in America’s heartland. In the nineteenth century, however, it had a very different reputation. Omaha grew from a speculative scheme in 1854 to a booming city. Along the way there were scores of great stories.

“It requires but little if any, stretch of the imagination to regard Omaha as a cesspool of iniquity, for it is given up to lawlessness and is overrun with a horde of fugitives from justice and dangerous men of all kinds who carry things with a high hand and a loose rein. . . . If you want to find a rogue’s rookery, go to Omaha.”—Kansas City newspaper.

Language: English

Pages: 300

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Caxton Press

Release: April 01, 2000

ISBN: 0870043986

ISBN 13: 9780870043987

A Dirty, Wicked Town: Tales of 19th Century Omaha

3.8/5 ( ratings)

Distributed by the University of Nebraska Press for Caxton PressOmaha, Nebraska, is a laid-back city in America’s heartland. In the nineteenth century, however, it had a very different reputation. Omaha grew from a speculative scheme in 1854 to a booming city. Along the way there were scores of great stories.

“It requires but little if any, stretch of the imagination to regard Omaha as a cesspool of iniquity, for it is given up to lawlessness and is overrun with a horde of fugitives from justice and dangerous men of all kinds who carry things with a high hand and a loose rein. . . . If you want to find a rogue’s rookery, go to Omaha.”—Kansas City newspaper.

Language: English

Pages: 300

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Caxton Press

Release: April 01, 2000

ISBN: 0870043986

ISBN 13: 9780870043987

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