Island of Vice : Theodore Roosevelt's Quest to Clean Up Sin-Loving New York (Paperback)

from loraineo

Very good book. Easily kept my interest. I love true crime and especially detailing old history, easy to get caught up in all the crime in New York City!

from msf59

New York City in the 1890s. Rife with corruption, prostitution and gambling. A dangerous place, where every vice is readily available and nearly every cop can be paid to look the other way. Enter Theodore Roosevelt. Newly minted Police Commissioner, given the monumental task of taking on Tammany ...

from JBD1

A close look at TR's years as New York City police commissioner, marked by triumphs and petty annoyances, political machinations and frustrations, and lots and lots of corruption to be dealt with. Remarkable for its level of detail and focus, even if it starts to get repetitive at times.

from BruceCoulson

This could just as easily have been titled 'The Political Education of Theodore Roosevelt'. Although Teddy's efforts to 'clean up' NYC ultimately failed, it's clear that the young Roosevelt learned (however unwillingly) a lot about how people, and politicians, interact with each other, and the li...

from Waltersgn

A history of Theodore Roosevelt's term as police commissioner of New York City. Roosevelt as a Reform Republican attempted to clean up the New York City police force from their practice of accepting bribes from gambling houses, bordellos, etc. Additionally, as a 19th century "reformer" instituted...