Wicked Victorian Boston

by Wilhelm, Robert

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Title Statements

Full title :Wicked Victorian Boston.

Summary

"An entertaining and well-illustrated anecdotal survey of 'vice' and efforts to control it in mid- and late 19th century Boston" (The Boston Guardian). Victorian Boston was more than just stately brownstones and elite society that graced neighborhoods like Beacon Hill. As the population grew, the city developed a seedy underbelly just below its surface. Illegal saloons, prostitution, and sports gambling challenged the image of the Puritan City. Daughters of the Boston Brahmins posed for nude photographs. The grandson of President John Adams was roped into an elaborate confidence game. Reverend William Downs, a local Baptist pastor, was caught in bed with a married parishioner. Author Robert Wilhelm reveals the sinful history behind Boston's Victorian grandeur. Includes photos! "Amusingly and quaintly illustrated ... about, for example, such lovely late 19th Century activities as prostitution, drinking in illegal saloons, animal fighting, sports gambling, opium dens and daughters of Boston Brahmins posing nude for photos."--New England Diary

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2017.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Arcadia Publishing Inc
Language:eng
Publication Date:2017.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (144)

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:1439661715, 9781439661710
oclc:on1011105603
LC Classification:F72
Dewey Decimal:974.4

Intro; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Introduction; 1. Sins of a Great City; 2. The Black Sea; 3. Baiting Rats and Bucking the Tiger; 4. The Guilty Third Tier; 5. Obscenity; 6. The Social Evil; 7. Confidence; 8. Fresh from the Bogs; 9. Chinatown; 10. The Sporting Life; 11. Scandal; 12. Spirit and Flesh; 13. The Wickedest Man in Boston; 14. John Bull and the Mellen Conspiracy; 15. The End of an Era; Sources; About the Author