New York exposed : the gilded age police scandal that launched the progressive era / Daniel Czitrom.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Czitrom, Daniel J., 1951- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Police corruption--New York (State)--New York--History--19th century.

Police corruption.

Vice control--New York (State)--New York--History--19th century.

Vice control.

Political corruption--New York (State)--New York--History--19th century.

Political corruption.

Progressivism (United States politics)--History--19th century.

Progressivism (United States politics).

New York (N.Y.)--History--1865-1898.

New York (N.Y.).

Parkhurst, C. H. (Charles Henry), 1842-1933.

Parkhurst, C. H.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (417 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Oxford University Press, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Animated by a vivid cast of characters, ranging from the bosses of Tammany Hall to prostitutes and counterfeiters to the do-gooders determined to change business as usual, Daniel Czitrom's New York Exposed offers an unforgettable portrait of a formative moment, when muckraking journalism and urban reform were beginning to alter the American social and political landscape.

Contents:

Cover ; Half Title Page ; Title Page ; Copyright ; Dedications ; CONTENTS ; PREFACE ; 1. Parkhurst's Challenge ; 2. The Buttons ; 3. Democratic City, Republican Nation ; 4. Anarchy vs. Corruption ; 5. A Rocky Start ; 6. Managing Vice, Extorting Business ; 7. "Reform Never Suffers from Frankness"

8. "A Landslide, a Tidal Wave, a Cyclone" 9. Endgames ; Epilogue: The Lexow Effect ; Acknowledgments ; Note on Sources ; Notes ; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-938213-1

0-19-983701-5

OCLC:

953456221