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Wicked Pittsburgh

By Richard Gazarik

Book information

Publisher
Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Year
2018
ISBN
9781439665428, 2018945672, 9781467138567
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
1 MB (1519238 bytes)
Series
Wicked
Pages
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Time added
2022-09-29 16:46:53
HIS036080HistoryNonfictionPHO019000PhotographyTRU000000True Crime

Description

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. Join author Richard Gazarik as he reveals the wicked history of the Steel City.

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