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A Battle For The Soul of New York

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Media type
  
Print

Published
  
1 January 2002

Genres
  
History, Non-fiction

3.2/5
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Author
  
Warren Sloat

Country
  
United States of America

Original title
  
A Battle for the Soul of New York: Tammany Hall, Police Corruption, Vice, and Reverend Charles Parkhurst's Crusade Against Them, 1892-1895

A Battle For the Soul of New York: Tammany Hall, Police Corruption, Vice, and Reverend Charles Parkhurst's Crusade Against Them, 1892-1895 is a non-fiction book by Warren Sloat, first published by First Cooper Square Press in 2002. It chronicles, in eight parts, police corruption in New York City as facilitated by the political organization Tammany Hall.

Reception

The Library Journal wrote a mixed review for the book, writing "Although filled with authentic atmosphere, the writing can seem cluttered by excessive detail." Booklist was more favorable, praising its drawings and stating that the "wonderfully narrated history has a cast of characters that could only be found in New York".

References

A Battle For The Soul of New York Wikipedia