Island of vice : Theodore Roosevelt's doomed quest to clean up sin-loving New York
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. Full description
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. |
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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. |