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xi, 209 p. ; 24 cm., 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."
History.
Vigilance committees History.
Social control History.
Corruption History.
Censorship History.
Sex-oriented businesses History.
Social conditions 19th century.
Social conditions 20th century.
Moral conditions.
Miller, Neil, 1945-
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.
Boston : Beacon Press
xi, 209 p. ; 24 cm.
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."
Includes bibliographical references and index.
9780807051122 (hardcover : alk. paper)
0807051128 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Stacks HV6795.B7 M55 2010
Watch and Ward Society (Boston, Mass.)
Massachusetts Boston
Boston (Mass.)
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