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Author:

Oller, John, author.

Title:

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

Publisher:

Dutton,

Copyright Date:

2021

Description:

xi, 511 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Subject:

New York (N.Y.).--Police Department--History--19th century.
Police--New York--New York--History--19th century.
Organized crime--New York--New York--History--19th century.
New York (N.Y.)--History--1865-1898.
New York (N.Y.)--Social conditions.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

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

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.

ISBN:

1524745650
9781524745653

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1241164349

LCCN:

2020051815

Locations:

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

CDPF771 -- Clive Public Library (Clive)

XXPH787 -- Council Bluffs Public Library (Council Bluffs)

TDPH826 -- Davenport Public Library (Davenport)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

FXPH314 -- Carnegie-Stout Public Library (Dubuque)