Banned in Boston : the Watch and Ward Society's crusade against books, burlesque, and the social evil /
In this spectacular romp through the Puritan City, Neil Miller relates the scintillating story of how a powerful band of Brahmin moral crusaders helped make Boston the most straitlaced city in America, forever linked with the infamous catchphrase "Banned in Boston."
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Boston :
Beacon Press,
[2010]
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| Summary: | In this spectacular romp through the Puritan City, Neil Miller relates the scintillating story of how a powerful band of Brahmin moral crusaders helped make Boston the most straitlaced city in America, forever linked with the infamous catchphrase "Banned in Boston." |
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| Item Description: | The Cushing Library/Women & Gender Studies copy was acquired as part of The Don Kelly Research Collection of Gay Literature and Culture. |
| Physical Description: | xi, 209 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780807051122 0807051128 9780807051115 080705111X |