Men like Mike Gannon and Black John Bennett made their living off the Erie Canal, forever battling one another for control of canal shipping. \n\u003cP\u003e\nWomen like Moira Kennallyâthe wanton widow turned Madamâand the Egyptian, owner of the notorious parlor The Golden Tasselâmade their living off men like Mike and Black John, offering their passionate embraces in return for the hard-earned dollars the canalers wrested from \"The Big Ditch.\" \n\u003cP\u003e\nTogether and apart they lived and loved in a mad search for power and pleasure during one of the most turbulent eras in the mainstream of American life.
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