Lords of the Levee
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| Author | Lloyd Wendt and Herman Kogan |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Subject(s) | Political history, Politics |
| Genre(s) | Non-fiction |
| Publisher | Northwestern University Press |
| Released | November 29, 2005 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Pages | 408 p. |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-8101-2320-7 (Hardback edition) |
Lords of the Levee is a 2005 non-fiction book by long time Chicago Tribune reporters Lloyd Wendt and Herman Kogan in one of three collaborations about the city of Chicago, focusing on its politicians "Bathhouse" John Coughlin and "Hinky Dink" Kenna, notorious alderman for the City of Chicago's lakeside First Ward.
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- "It was one of the most infamous havens for vice in the entire country, home to gambling palaces with marble floors and mahogany bars, to a mini-city of thugs and prostitutes and down-and-outers, to dives and saloons of every description and a few beyond description. In short, the First was a gold mine. In a city where money talked, it made boisterous Bathhouse John and the laconic Hinky Dink Kenna the most powerful men in town. This classic of Chicago-style journalism traces the careers of these two operators as they rose to the top of the city's political world."
