Early Denver History-Hell's Belles-Crime-Prostitution-Vice+Bio Police Sam Howe
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Early Denver History-Hell's Belles-Crime-Prostitution-Vice+Bio Police Sam Howe. Clark Secrest details the evolution of Denver's prostitution, the gambling, the drug addicts, and the corrupt politicians and police who, palms outstretched, allowed it all to happen. Soft Cover Book Titled. Hell's Belles, Revised Edition, by; Clark Secrest. Soft Cover Book Titled: ... Hell's Belles, Revised Edition, by; Clark Secrest Soundly researched, well-documented, and amusing journey back to the early days of Denver. Clark Secrest details the evolution of Denver's prostitution, the gambling, the drug addicts, and the corrupt politicians and police who, palms outstretched, allowed it all to happen. Also included in Hell's Belles is a biography of one of Denver's original police officers, Sam Howe, upon whose crime studies the book is based. The popular veneer of Denver's present-day Market Street - its fancy bars, posh restaurants, and Coors Field - is stripped away to reveal the street's former incarnation: a mecca of loose morals entrenched in prostitution, liquor, and money. Hell's Belles examines the neglected topics of vice and crime in Denver and utilizes a unique and invaluable historic source - the scrapbooks of Detective Sam Howe. Measures 11" x 8 1/4" - 353 pages - Dated 2002 In Like New Condition Check Out Our eBay Store (Grannyspalapa) For Other Similar Items www.ebay.com/str/grannyspalapa For International Shipping, please email me for costs
