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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Main Author: Zacks, Richard
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Doubleday, c2012.
Edition:1st ed.
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