| Description |
xi, 209 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Prologue: The battle of Brimstone Corner, April 1926 -- Founding fathers, 1878 -- First forays into censorship, 1881-1898 -- Politics, poker, and the "social evil, " 1884-1897 -- Mrs. Glyn and sin, 1903-1909 -- Tough guys and "blue bloods, " 1907-1925 -- New Bedford, 1916 -- The battle of Diamond Hill, 1917-1918 -- Café Society, 1917-1919 -- Corruption fighters, 1913-1924 -- Mencken versus Chase, round 2, 1926 -- Censorship goes wild, 1927-1928 -- Boston, 1929 -- The Dunster Bookshop fiasco, 1929 -- Depression days, 1930-1938 -- This was burlesque, 1931-1953 -- The forties, 1941-1948 -- A kinder, gentler watch and ward, 1948-1967. |
| Summary |
In this spectacular romp through the Puritan City, Neil Miller relates the scintillating story of how a powerful band of Brahmin moral crusaders helped make Boston the most straitlaced city in America, forever linked with the infamous catchphrase "Banned in Boston." |
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Watch and Ward Society (Boston, Mass.) -- History.
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Watch and Ward Society (Boston, Mass.) |
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History. |
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Vigilance committees -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- History.
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Vigilance committees. |
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Massachusetts -- Boston. |
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Social control -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- History.
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Social control. |
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Corruption -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- History.
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Corruption. |
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Censorship -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- History.
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Censorship. |
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Sex industry -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- History.
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Sex industry. |
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Boston (Mass.) -- Social conditions -- 19th century.
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Boston (Mass.) -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
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Boston (Mass.) -- Moral conditions.
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Censorship. |
| ISBN |
9780807051122 hardcover alkaline paper |
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0807051128 hardcover alkaline paper |
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