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San Francisco Babylon

San Francisco Babylon

John Carpenter

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A history of vice, crime, and civic corruption in San Francisco. Cases examined include the murder of Jeanne Bonnet, Asbury Harpending and the Great Diamond Hoax, the William E. Sharon-Sarah Althea Hill case, Theodore Durrant and the Emmanuel Baptist Church murders, the Howard Street Gang, the Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle-Virginia Rappe case, and others.

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OL Work ID
OL8223567W

Subjects

HistorySocial life and customsManners and customsCrimeVice controlCorruption

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