Karen Abbott

Abbott Kahler, formerly known as Karen Abbott (born January 23, 1973) is an American author of historical nonfiction. Her works include ''Sin in the Second City'', ''American Rose'', ''Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy'' and ''The Ghosts of Eden Park.''

Writing

''Sin in the Second City'' tells the true story of the Everleigh Club, a famous American brothel, and the club's proprietors, sisters Ada and Minna Everleigh. ''American Rose'' is an account of stripteaser Gypsy Rose Lee. ''Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy'' tells the true story of four women who became spies during the Civil War.

''The Ghosts of Eden Park'' is about a German immigrant named George Remus, who quit practicing law and started trafficking whiskey. Within two years Remus had earned the title "King of the Bootleggers."

Abbott is a contributor to Smithsonian magazine’s history blog, "Past Imperfect", and has also written for the ''New Yorker.''

Bibliography

* ''Sin in the Second City: Madams, Ministers, Playboys, and the Battle for America’s Soul'' (2007)
* ''American Rose: A Nation Laid Bare: The Life and Times of Gypsy Rose Lee'' (2010)
* ''Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy: Four Women Undercover in the Civil War'' (2014)
* ''The Ghosts of Eden Park: The Bootleg King, the Women Who Pursued Him, and the Murder that Shocked Jazz-Age America'' (2019) 21 Books to Curl Up With This Fall , Newsweek
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References

External links

Abbott Kahler official website

Karen Abbott official website

''New Yorker'' articles by Karen Abbott

''Smithsonian'' magazine articles by Karen Abbott
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1973 births
21st-century American historians
Living people
21st-century American journalists
American women historians
American women journalists
Writers from Philadelphia
Historians of the American Civil War
Historians from Pennsylvania
21st-century American women writers