{"product_id":"9781540251268","title":"Terre Haute's Notorious Red Light District","description":"\u003cb\u003e The author of \u003ci\u003eHidden History of Terre Haute\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWicked Terre Haute\u003c\/i\u003e explores the home of sin in the Sin City. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eHome to uproarious saloons, swindling gambling dens, and thriving brothels, Terre Haute’s infamous West End was so wild the \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003ecalled it “the scene of a hundred all night carousings.” Pimps, pickpockets, and conmen roamed the crowded streets where legendary Madam Edith Brown’s pleasure palace was the crown jewel of brothels. Yet more than a mere den in inequity, the West End was also a community that could put bickering differences aside and pull together to help their neighbors. And it wasn’t only a place for seedy enterprise, but also a place for stores, cafes, and homes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHistorian Tim Crumrin presents the first complete history of this legendary area and separates myth from reality to reveal the very human side of the West End.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"History PR","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48522492444913,"sku":"9781540251268","price":40.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/5433\/7265\/files\/9781540251268_p0.jpg?v=1786225753","url":"https:\/\/shop.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781540251268","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","version":"1.0","type":"link"}