New York exposed the gilded age police scandal that launched the progressive era

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

Author/creator	Czitrom, Daniel J., 1951-
Format	Electronic and Book
Publication Info	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2016.
Description	xv, 398 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 25 cm
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)	Parkhurst, C. H. (Charles Henry), 1842-1933. 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. New York (N.Y.)--History --1865-1898.

Contents	Parkhurst's challenge -- The buttons -- Democratic city, Republican nation -- Anarchy vs. corruption -- A rocky start -- Managing vice, extorting business -- "Reform never suffers from frankness" -- "A landslide, a tidal wave, a cyclone" -- Endgames -- Epilogue: the Lexow effect.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2015036293
ISBN	9780199837007 (hbk : alk. paper)

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