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Index
Cover
Title Page
Copyright Notice
Dedication
Acknowledgments
Author’s Note
Epigraph
Chapter One. Riot!
Chapter Two. The Gruesome Murder of Helen Jewett
Chapter Three. Extra! Extra! The Penny Press Chases Crime
Chapter Four. The Magnificent City and the Malignant Crime Wave
Chapter Five. Crime Everywhere
Chapter Six. Lydia Child, Crime, and Chaos
Chapter Seven. Faith in the Constables Frays as the City Implodes
Chapter Eight. Amateur Police Walk the Beat of a Raucous City
Chapter Nine. Prostitution, Gambling, and Drinking: The Backbone of the Crime Surge and Downfall of the Police
Chapter Ten. Five Points and the Boundaries of Hell
Chapter Eleven. The Brutal Murder of the Beautiful Cigar Girl
Chapter Twelve. Out with the Old, In with the New
Chapter Thirteen. Police Brutality Raises Its Ugly Head
Chapter Fourteen. Blood in the Streets
Chapter Fifteen. The Fabulous Fernando Wood
Chapter Sixteen. Blue Blood: The 1857 Police Riots
Epilogue
Notes
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Notes 7
Notes 8
Notes 9
Notes 10
Notes 11
Notes 12
Notes 13
Notes 14
Notes 15
Notes 16
Notes: Epilogue
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