Reviews for Dirty, Wicked Town: Tales of 19th Century Omaha

The average rating for Dirty, Wicked Town: Tales of 19th Century Omaha based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2012-04-17 00:00:00 Jeffery Prentice Lots of material from diaries and early newspaper articles. Some really interesting bits; I didn't know that Omaha was founded on July 4th. Writing is a bit clunky at times, but it's an enjoyable read. Note to the copy editor: To flaunt the law is to display it ostentatiously - "We passed a law to ban smoking in airplanes! Hip hip hooray!" To flout the law is to treat it with contempt or disdain - "I don't care about the law; I'm going to smoke anyway."

Review # 2 was written on 2019-03-16 00:00:00 Robert Anaya This could have been edited better but I am partial to a book about my hometown. Entertaining.