It is 1894, and Nebraska's glittering state capital draws young Bud Gardner away from drought and poverty towards a precarious existence within his uncle's saloon, extended family, and eccentric circle of bootleggers. But amidst the whores, oddballs, and shady characters of Lincoln's Haymarket district, Bud discovers Anna Marie, a fiery Czech girl - and the deadly forces that connect Chicago's railroad strikes, Omaha's slaughterhouse riots, a grisly Lincoln train wreck, and a local black man that has conveniently been accused of causing it.
Weaving together an intriguing storyline with the real historical events and luminaries of turn-of-the-century Lincoln, Nebraska, including John J. Pershing (commanding the Nebraska Corps of Cadets), Willa Cather (reporter for the State Journal), and Charles Dawes (lawyer and future Nobel Peace laureate), Barrelhouse Boys is a fictional romp through the gaslight era that shouldn't be missed!
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