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Betting, booze, and brothels : vice, corruption, and justice in Jefferson County, Texas, from Spindletop to the 1960s /

By the turn of the twentieth century, Beaumont, Texas had acquired a reputation as a rough place. Situated in the oil-soaked chaos of Spindletop, Jefferson County was a hotbed of vice. For decades, gambling and prostitution thrived as elected officials either looked the other way or took money to ke...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Landrey, Wanda A., 1935- (Author), O'Toole, Laura C. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Austin, Texas : Eakin Press, [2006]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Crime > Texas > Jefferson County > History.
Gambling > Texas > Jefferson County > History.
Brothels > Texas > Jefferson County > History.
Corruption > Texas > Jefferson County > History.
Jefferson County (Tex.) > History.
Spindletop Oil Field (Beaumont, Tex.)
Brothels.
Corruption.
Gambling.
Crime.
Texas > Jefferson County.
History.

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Call Number: HV6795.J44 L36 2016
Notes: Donated by Don Kelly. 20190822/20191118/20191206
 
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