Mobsters, Madams & Murder in Steubenville, Ohio: The Story of Little Chicago (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781540210586)

Gambling, prostitution and bootlegging have been going on in Steubenville for well over one hundred years. Its Water Street red-light district drew men from hundreds of miles away, as well as underage runaways. The white slave trade was rampant, and along with all the vice crimes, murders became a weekly occurrence. Law enforcement seemed to turn a blind eye, and cries of political corruption were heard in the state capital. This scenario replayed itself over and over again during the past century as mobsters and madams ruled and murders plagued the city and county at an alarming rate. Newspapers nationwide would come to nickname this mecca of murder "Little Chicago."

Author: Susan M. Guy
ISBN-10: 1540210588
ISBN-13: 9781540210586
Publisher: History Press Library Editions
Language: English
Published: 06/10/2014
Pages: 178
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.44d