Wicked Pittsburgh
Read by
Jamie Renell
Release:
10/11/2022
Release:
10/11/2022
Release:
10/11/2022
Runtime:
5h 6m
Runtime:
5h 6m
Runtime:
5h 6m
Quantity:
Join author Richard Gazarik as he reveals the wicked history of the Steel City.
Muckraking journalist Walter Liggett dubbed Pittsburgh the "Metropolis of Corruption" in 1930 when he reported the city had more vice per square foot than New York, Detroit, Cleveland, or Boston. Decades earlier, the Magee-Flinn political machine ruled public officials, and crooked police helped racketeers protect brothels and gambling dens. Mayor (later Governor) David Lawrence was indicted several times for graft but acquitted each time. Even Pittsburgh Steelers founder Art Rooney Sr. colluded with gangsters, according to FBI reports.
Muckraking journalist Walter Liggett dubbed Pittsburgh the "Metropolis of Corruption" in 1930 when he reported the city had more vice per square foot than New York, Detroit, Cleveland, or Boston. Decades earlier, the Magee-Flinn political machine ruled public officials, and crooked police helped racketeers protect brothels and gambling dens. Mayor (later Governor) David Lawrence was indicted several times for graft but acquitted each time. Even Pittsburgh Steelers founder Art Rooney Sr. colluded with gangsters, according to FBI reports.
Release:
2022-10-11
2022-10-11
2022-10-11
Runtime:
Runtime:
Runtime:
5h 6m
5h 6m
5h 6m
Format:
audio
audio
audio
Weight:
0.0 lb
0.45 lb
0.5 lb
Language:
English
ISBN:
9798765064368
9798212068611
9798212068628
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