Island of vice Theodore Roosevelt's doomed quest to clean up sin-loving New York
Recounts the effort by newly appointed police commissioner Theodore Roosevelt to shut down late nineteenth-century New York City's brothels, gambling houses, and after-hours saloons.
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Doubleday,
c2012.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Summary: | Recounts the effort by newly appointed police commissioner Theodore Roosevelt to shut down late nineteenth-century New York City's brothels, gambling houses, and after-hours saloons. |
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| Physical Description: | viii, 431 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780385519724 0385519729 |
| Author Notes: | RICHARD ZACKS is the author of several nonfiction books, including The Pirate Hunter , An Underground Education , and History Laid Bare . His writing has appeared in the New York Times , Atlantic Monthly , Time , Harper's and Sports Illustrated , among many other publications. He writes in an office in New York City overlooking Union Square. |
