Creating the Boston Police: Francis Tukey and the Invention of Modern Crime Fighting - Paperback
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Exposit BooksISBN-13:9781476689418ISBN-10:1476689415UPC:9781476689418Book Category:Social Science, History, Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:Criminology, United StatesBook Topic:State & LocalSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.57 inchesWeight:0.8201Product ID:SCDJMYHQPJ
Creating the Boston Police: Francis Tukey and the Invention of Modern Crime Fighting
The Boston Police Department was formed by a man who had twice failed in business, ran a bar in the poorest district of Boston, and was charged with two assaults. When Francis Tukey became City Marshal in 1846, he faced off against some of the most notorious criminals of the time. Under Tukey's leadership, the police were known for their coordinated "descents" on gamblers, rumrunners an...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Exposit BooksISBN-13:9781476689418ISBN-10:1476689415UPC:9781476689418Book Category:Social Science, History, Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:Criminology, United StatesBook Topic:State & LocalSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.57 inchesWeight:0.8201Product ID:SCDJMYHQPJ
Timothy B. Riordan is an historical archaeologist and historian who, for 30 years, was the Chief Archaeologist at St. Mary's City, an outdoor museum of archaeology and history in Maryland. He has written numerous professional articles and monographs. His other books include a history of Maryland in the English Civil War, 1642-1650 and a biography of Francis Tumblety, 19th-century quack doctor and...
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