Island of vice : Theodore Roosevelt's doomed quest to clean up sin-loving New York
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Published
New York : Doubleday, [2012].
Status
Central - Adult Nonfiction
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Published
New York : Doubleday, [2012].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
viii, 431 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
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.
Subjects
LC Subjects
New York (N.Y.) -- Moral conditions -- History -- 19th century.
New York (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.
Police administration -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 19th century.
Roosevelt, Theodore, -- 1858-1919.
Vice control -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 19th century.
New York (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.
Police administration -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 19th century.
Roosevelt, Theodore, -- 1858-1919.
Vice control -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 19th century.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Zacks, R. (2012). Island of vice: Theodore Roosevelt's doomed quest to clean up sin-loving New York (First edition.). Doubleday.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Zacks, Richard. 2012. Island of Vice: Theodore Roosevelt's Doomed Quest to Clean Up Sin-loving New York. Doubleday.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Zacks, Richard. Island of Vice: Theodore Roosevelt's Doomed Quest to Clean Up Sin-loving New York Doubleday, 2012.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Zacks, Richard. Island of Vice: Theodore Roosevelt's Doomed Quest to Clean Up Sin-loving New York First edition., Doubleday, 2012.
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