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Betting, Booze, and Brothels: Vice, Corruption, and Justice in Jefferson County, Texas
Betting Booze and Brothels Vice Corruption and Justice in Jefferson County Texas
Author: Laura O'Toole, Wanda Landrey
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 swashbuck...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781571689177
ISBN-10: 1571689176
Publication Date: 10/1/2006
Pages: 250
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Publisher: Eakin Press
Book Type: Paperback
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