Wicked Pittsburgh
| AUTHOR | Gazarik, Richard; Renell, Jamie |
| PUBLISHER | Tantor Audio (10/11/2022) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Audio (Compact Disc) |
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Join author Richard Gazarik as he reveals the wicked history of the Steel City. Muckraking journalist Walter Liggett dubbed Pittsburgh the "Metropolis of Corruption" in 1930 when he reported the city had more vice per square foot than New York, Detroit, Cleveland, or Boston. Decades earlier, the Magee-Flinn political machine ruled public officials, and crooked police helped racketeers protect brothels and gambling dens. Mayor (later Governor) David Lawrence was indicted several times for graft but acquitted each time. Even Pittsburgh Steelers founder Art Rooney Sr. colluded with gangsters, according to FBI reports.
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ISBN-13:
9798212068611
Binding:
CD-Audio (CD Standard Audio Format)
Content Language:
English
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Carton Quantity:
100
Feature Codes:
Unabridged
Country of Origin:
US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Photography | Subjects & Themes - Lifestyles
Photography | Subjects & Themes - Regional (see also Travel - Pictorials)
Photography | United States - State & Local - Midwest(IA,IL,IN,KS,MI,MN,MO
Dewey Decimal:
974.886
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Join author Richard Gazarik as he reveals the wicked history of the Steel City. Muckraking journalist Walter Liggett dubbed Pittsburgh the "Metropolis of Corruption" in 1930 when he reported the city had more vice per square foot than New York, Detroit, Cleveland, or Boston. Decades earlier, the Magee-Flinn political machine ruled public officials, and crooked police helped racketeers protect brothels and gambling dens. Mayor (later Governor) David Lawrence was indicted several times for graft but acquitted each time. Even Pittsburgh Steelers founder Art Rooney Sr. colluded with gangsters, according to FBI reports.
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