{"product_id":"the-nastiest-saloon-in-iowa-murder-prostitution-and-corruption-in-the-heartland-paperback","title":"The Nastiest Saloon in Iowa: Murder, Prostitution, and Corruption in the Heartland - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid P. Donovan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRose M. Donovan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Wickedest place in the wickedest section of Des Moines\" --Des Moines Register\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the first decades of the twentieth century, saloon proprietor Erastus Wallace Scott of Des Moines--with his cousins in the infamous Carter Gang--operated a campaign of murder, fraud, corruption, and prostitution from his bar on East Court Avenue. In 1908, the local paper denounced the neighborhood as \"given up almost entirely to houses of prostitution. At one end stands a notorious saloon, the scene of many crimes, even murders, and for years a harbor for criminals and a plotting place for the evil minded.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat reviled enterprise was none other than Scott's seedy shack of sin. Initially, Scott gained the most notoriety, due to a slaying, numerous assaults, and sex trade associated with his establishment. But a subsequent murder brought cousin Will to the forefront. A land fraud scheme involving all three Carter brothers followed, including grand theft and even more deaths.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthors David and Rose Donovan \u003c\/strong\u003erecount the long-forgotten story of a crime family's nefarious reach beyond the red-light district.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDavid Donovan\u003c\/strong\u003e is a retired lawyer and amateur genealogist. He practiced law most of his career for an international firm based in the Washington, DC metropolitan area, and spent half a decade as general counsel for the Washington, DC NFL franchise\u003cstrong\u003e. Rose Donovan\u003c\/strong\u003e is a retired journalist, having worked for decades as a reporter and editor for suburban newspapers in the DC area and later the Washington Post. They have three children and two grandchildren. David and Rose now live in a small town on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, not far from where Rose's ancestors landed in America in the 1650s, and where David serves as a Town Commissioner. This is their first book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.51 x 8.91 x 6.01 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 16, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48729018138873,"sku":"9781467170826","price":26.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/5A52BgvMwY9781467170826.webp?v=1785328416","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-nastiest-saloon-in-iowa-murder-prostitution-and-corruption-in-the-heartland-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}