| Banned in Boston: The Watch and Ward Society's Crusade against Books, Burlesque, and the Social Evil Contributor(s): Miller, Neil (Author) |
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ISBN: 080705111X ISBN-13: 9780807051115 Publisher: Beacon Press OUR PRICE: $19.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - New England (ct, Ma, Me, Nh, Ri, Vt) - Political Science | Censorship |
| Dewey: 363.409 |
| Physical Information: 0.68" H x 6.25" W x 8.65" (0.74 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Massachusetts - Locality - Boston-Worcester, Mass. - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Chronological Period - 1900-1949 - Chronological Period - 1950's - Cultural Region - New England |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A lively history of the Watch and Ward Society--New England's notorious literary censor for over eighty years. Banned in Boston is the first-ever history of the Watch and Ward Society--once Boston's unofficial moral guardian. An influential watchdog organization, bankrolled by society's upper crust, it actively suppressed vices like gambling and prostitution, and oversaw the mass censorship of books and plays. A spectacular romp through the Puritan City, here Neil Miller relates the scintillating story of how a powerful band of Brahmin moral crusaders helped make Boston the most straitlaced city in America, forever linked with the infamous catchphrase banned in Boston. |