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          In a city where money talked, it made boisterous Bathhouse John and the laconic Hinky Dink Kenna the most powerful men in town....

          Lords of the Levee: The Story of Bathhouse John and Hinky Dink (Paperback)

          By Lloyd Wendt, Herman Kogan, Rick Kogan (Introduction by), Bette Jore (Other primary creator)

          $19.95

          This book is harder to get and may take several weeks if available.

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          Description

          Winner of 2006 Illinois State Historical Society Book Award-Certificate of Excellence

          In the early twentieth century, John Coughlin and Mike Kenna ruled Chicago's First Ward, the lucrative lakefront territory and nerve center of the city.

          Lords of the Levee.

        1. Hinky Dink Kenna the most powerful men in town.
        2. In a city where money talked, it made boisterous Bathhouse John and the laconic Hinky Dink Kenna the most powerful men in town.
        3. A lively, well researched dive into Chicago history of the Gilded Age's Bathhouse John and Hinky Dink Kenna, two infamous aldermen.
        4. Michael Kenna (August 20, [a] – October 9, ), also known as "Hinky Dink", was an American politician who served as alderman from Chicago's 1st ward.

          5. 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 tow