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. It was home to the “Queen of the Sacramento Tenderloin,” Cherry de Saint Maurice, who met her untimely end at the peak of her success, and Ancil Hoffman, who ingeniously got around the city’s dancing laws by renting riverboats for his soir馥s. Historian William Burg shares the long-hidden stories of criminals and crusaders from Sacramento’s past.
Author: William Burg
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: History Press
Published: 06/24/2019
Series: Wicked
Pages: 208
Weight: 1lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.30d
ISBN: 9781467140591
Language: English
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