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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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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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