Banned in Boston: The Watch and Ward Society's Crusade against Books, Burlesque, and the Social Evil - Paperback
by Neil Miller
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Beacon PressISBN-13:9780807051115ISBN-10:080705111XUPC:9780807051115Book Category:History, Political ScienceBook Subcategory:United States, CensorshipBook Topic:State & LocalSize:8.65 x 6.25 x 0.68 inchesWeight:0.7408Product ID:SCJJGGJ5QK
Banned in Boston: The Watch and Ward Society's Crusade against Books, Burlesque, and the Social Evil
A lively history of the Watch and Ward Society--New England's notorious literary censor for over eighty years.
Banned in Boston is the first-ever history of the Watch and Ward Society--once Boston's unofficial moral guardian. An influential watchdog organization, bankrolled by society's upper crust, it actively suppressed vices like gambling and prostitution, and oversaw the mass censorship of...Language:EnglishPublisher:Beacon PressISBN-13:9780807051115ISBN-10:080705111XUPC:9780807051115Book Category:History, Political ScienceBook Subcategory:United States, CensorshipBook Topic:State & LocalSize:8.65 x 6.25 x 0.68 inchesWeight:0.7408Product ID:SCJJGGJ5QK
Neil Miller teaches journalism at Tufts University and is the award-winning author of five nonfiction books. His most recent work, Kartchner Caverns, won the 2009 Arizona Book Award.
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