Betting Booze and Brothels

Name: Betting Booze and Brothels
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ISBN: 9781571689177

ISBN-10: 1571689176

ISBN-13: 9781571689177

Edition: 2006

Authors: Wanda A. Landrey, Laura C. O'Toole, Wanda A. Landry

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By the turn of the twentieth century, Beaumont, Texas had acquired a reputation as a rough place. Situated in the oil-soaked chaos of Spindletop, Jefferson County was a hotbed of vice. For decades, gambling and prostitution thrived as elected officials either looked the other way or took money to keep quiet. That is, until 1960 when a swashbuckling young state legislator blew into town and spearheaded an intensive investigation into the rampant vice and governmental corruption that supported it. And, at a time when such things were virtually unheard of, he and his committee played it out on live television. When the dust finally cleared, the local governments of Jefferson County were turned…

Book details

List price: $24.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Eakin Press
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 250
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.50" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.342
Language: English