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

Published New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2016]

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Description 1 online resource 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 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 Notes Includes index Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Vendor-supplied metadata Subject Parkhurst, C. H. (Charles Henry), 1842-1933. SUBJECT Parkhurst, C. H. (Charles Henry), 1842-1933 fast Subject Police corruption -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 19th century Vice control -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 19th century Political corruption -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 19th century Progressivism (United States politics) -- History -- 19th century SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Criminology. Police corruption Political corruption Progressivism (United States politics) Vice control SUBJECT New York (N.Y.) -- History -- 1865-1898. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85091424 Subject New York (State) -- New York Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9780199837014 0199837015 9780199837007 0199837007

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