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Rogues' gallery : the birth of modern policing and organized crime in Gilded Age New York / John Oller.

Oller, John, (author.).

Summary:
"From the beginnings of big-city police work to the rise of the Mafia, Rogues' Gallery is a colorful and captivating history of crime and punishment in the bustling streets of Old New York"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781524745653
  • ISBN: 1524745650
  • Physical Description: xi, 511 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: [New York, New York] : Dutton, [2021]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Prologue. Forming the picture -- Making a name -- A cop is born -- Heist of the century -- The third degree -- King of the bank robbers -- Queen of the fences -- A star cop is born -- The great detective -- "Too much for our police" -- "Fredericka the Great" -- "Wired" -- "Either the Whyos or I must go" -- Better than Scotland Yard -- "Every crime here has its price" -- Paying tribute -- A world stuffed with sawdust--and blue with perjury -- Busted -- One rough rider -- "To hell with reform" -- The man in the straw hat -- The postman rang twice -- "How strange is public opinion" -- Return of the gangs -- Skating -- Up the river -- "Send for the dago!" -- The newcomer -- The Black Hand -- Endings
Subject: New York (N.Y.). Police Department > History > 19th century.
Police > New York (State) > New York > History > 19th century.
Organized crime > New York (State) > New York > History > 19th century.
New York (N.Y.) > History > 1865-1898.
New York (N.Y.) > Social conditions.

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