Episode 30 - Center of the Vortex: Joplin, Missouri, and the House of Lords

Join Curtis and Hayden as they review and analyze contemporary accounts of the infamous House of Lords in Joplin, Missouri, at the turn of the 20th century. A noted saloon, restaurant, gambling house, and perhaps brothel, the House of Lords was at the center of "Wicked Joplin," as Larry Woods called it. No less fascinating is the enigmatic figure of Gilbert Barbee, the owner of the building that housed the saloon. What did Barbee know and when did he know it? This episode explores these question and others in the complex and controversial history of Joplin's most notorious place of business. 

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