Episode 519 - Hairtrigger Block - Debauchery and Murder in Chicago

Send us Fan MailRough and tumble doesn't begin to describe Chicago in the 1850s and 1860s.Want to help support the show? Buy me a coffee!https://www.buymeacoffee.com/chicagohistoryLeave me a voice message - just click on the microphone in the lower right corner here:https://www.chicagohistorypod.comRead Bygone Days in Chicago; Recollections of the "Garden city" of the Sixties by Frederick Francis Cook  - Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet ArchiveAffiliate Links (anything you buy - not just this stuff - through these links helps benefit the show):Rally Round The Flag: Chicago and the Civil War by Theodore J. Karamanaskihttps://amzn.to/3Rh2YhYGangs of Chicago, The by Herbert Asburyhttps://amzn.to/3RtP1wSGambler King of Clark Street: Michael C. McDonald and the Rise of Chicago's Democratic Machine by Richard C. Lindberghttps://amzn.to/3cEXAGBOn This Day in Chicago History by John R. Schmidthttps://amzn.to/3PT0nthUnknown Chicago Tales by John R. Schmidthttps://amzn.to/3x6GgPhSummertime Outdoor Movies? Here's the gear I use:Epson Home Cinema Projector:https://amzn.to/3RtIr9V120" Projector Screen/Stand:https://amzn.to/3KtYm5BLove the podcast? Leave us a review!https://lovethepodcast.com/chicagohistorypodChicago History Podcast Clothing, Mugs, Totes, & More (your purchase helps support the podcast):https://www.teepublic.com/user/chicago-history-podcasthttps://teespring.com/stores/chicago-history-podcastChicago History Podcast (chicagohistorypod AT gmail.com):https://www.facebook.com/Chicago-History-Podcast-107482214277883https://twitter.com/chicago_podhttps://www.instagram.com/chicagohistorypod/Chicago History Podcast Art by John K. Schneider (angeleyesartjks AT gmail.com) and on https://www.instagram.com/angeleyesartjksSupport the show