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050 00 $aHV6795.N5$bS56 2002
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100 1 $aSloat, Warren.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79064202
245 12 $aA battle for the soul of New York :$bTammany Hall, police corruption, vice, and Reverend Charles Parkhurst's crusade against them, 1892-1895 /$cWarren Sloat.
250 $a1st Cooper Square Press ed.
260 $aNew York :$bCooper Square Press,$c[2002], ©2002.
300 $axxi, 482 pages :$billustrations ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 467-471) and index.
520 1 $a"This book is the first-ever history of the exploits of a forgotten American hero, Reverend Charles H. Parkhurst (1842-1933), and one of his most important crusades against the crooked New York City Police Department and the political organization behind it." "Disguising himself, Parkhurst plunged into New York's criminal underworld. There, in police-protected dens of prostitution, gambling and after-hours saloons, the uptown pastor of the Madison Square Presbyterian Church found the evidence for a sermon that rocked the city. Over the next three years this charismatic hero exposed the brutal police department; overthrew the corrupt political machine that ran New York; and instilled a fresh forward-looking spirit that resulted in a dramatic urban renewal." "Warren Sloat herein addresses such intriguing issues as: what motivated Parkhurst to take on such an implacable array of foes; how Parkhurst was able to unite the progressive elements of New York - uptown reformers, suffragist women, and poor immigrants; how "the blue wall of silence," even a century ago, covered up police wrongdoing; how women participated in Parkhurst's battle to win over the city; and how a naive and idealistic pastor became a savvy political leader, a canny campaigner, and an influential voice in shaping public opinion." "A Battle for the Soul of New York chronicles the uncertain and shifting transition between the Gilded Age and the Progressive Era, and features anarchists, gangsters, swaggering cops, prostitutes, saloon owners, and a narrative that gathers momentum and sweeps to a rousing conclusion. It is the dramatic, previously untold story about how democracy was reborn in post-Civil War industrial America - and the crusader who made it possible."--BOOK JACKET.
650 0 $aCrime$zNew York (State)$zNew York$xHistory$y19th century.
650 0 $aCrimes without victims$zNew York (State)$zNew York$xHistory$y19th century.
650 0 $aPolice corruption$zNew York (State)$zNew York$xHistory$y19th century.
600 10 $aParkhurst, C. H.$q(Charles Henry),$d1842-1933.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no94004586
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