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Author Thornton, Steve, author.

Title Wicked Hartford / Steve Thronton.

Publication Info. Charleston, SC : The History Press, 2017.
©2017

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Location Call No. Status
 Avon Free Public Library - Adult Department  974.63 THORNTON    Check Shelf
 Berlin-Peck Memorial Library - Non Fiction  974.63 THORNTON    DUE 05-11-24
 Burlington Public Library - Adult Department  974.63 THORNTON    Check Shelf
 Cheshire Public Library - Adult Department Lower Level  974.63 THORNTON    Check Shelf
 Plainville Public Library - Non Fiction  974.63 THO    Check Shelf
 Simsbury Public Library - Non Fiction  974.63 THORNTON    Check Shelf
 South Windsor Public Library - Non Fiction  974.63 T39W    Check Shelf
 Southington Library - Adult  974.63 THO    Check Shelf
 Southington Library - Adult  974.63 THO    Check Shelf
 West Hartford, Bishop's Corner Branch - Non Fiction  974.63 THORNTON    Check Shelf

Description 141 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [135]-141)
Contents 1. Prostitution, the social evil -- 2. Wicked Sam Colt -- 3. Hoboes, tramps, and bums -- 4. The scourge of alcohol -- 5. Baby farming in Hartford? 6. No relief : grinding poverty in the Great Depression -- 7. David and Goliath : Birdsall vs. Bulkeley -- 8. Newsies, bootblacks, and telegraph boys -- 9. Fascism in fashion -- 10. Hell hole : Seyms Street Jail -- 11. Fales & Gray catastrophe : not just an accident -- 12. Hartford's original sin.
Summary One of the oldest cities in America, Hartford holds plenty of sinful stories. Famed inventor and industrialist Samuel Colt sold arms to both the North and the South in the buildup to the Civil War. The notorious Seyms Street jail was the subject of national criticism and scandal for its deplorable conditions. Local journalist Daniel Birdsall fought to expose corruption in the powerful insurance industry and local government at the expense of his own printing presses. Tension between unions and "robber barons" such as Jay Gould spilled into the streets during the Gilded Age. Author Steve Thornton takes readers on an exciting journey through the seedy underbelly of Hartford's past. --Page 4 of cover.
Subject Corruption -- Connecticut -- Hartford -- History.
Hartford (Conn.) -- History -- 19th century.
Hartford (Conn.) -- History -- 20th century.
Hartford (Conn.) -- Social life and customs.
Hartford (Conn.) -- Social conditions.
Corruption. (OCoLC)fst01352550
Manners and customs. (OCoLC)fst01007815
Social conditions. (OCoLC)fst01919811
Connecticut -- Hartford. (OCoLC)fst01207441
Chronological Term 1800-1999
Genre/Form History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
ISBN 9781467137348
1467137340
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