Project Gutenberg 2008-02-29 Public domain in the USA. 116 Howe, William F. 1828 1902 Hummel, Abraham H. 1849 1926 Danger! A True History of a Great City's Wiles and Temptations The Veil Lifted, and Light Thrown on Crime and its Causes, and Criminals and their Haunts. Facts and Disclosures. Reading ease score: 63.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. "Danger! A True History of a Great City's Wiles and Temptations" by Howe & Hummel is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book examines the pervasive crime and vice in New York City, uncovering the hidden dangers and destructive temptations that threaten its inhabitants, particularly the youth. The authors present a cautionary exploration of the city’s criminal underbelly, detailing the lives of various societal outcasts and the moral decay that ensnares the unwary. The opening of the work sets a bleak tone, with the authors emphasizing the alarming omnipresence of crime and the challenges of reform. In the preface, they argue that while efforts have been made to combat vice, the city remains a dangerous place, especially for innocents drawn by promises of prosperity. They outline the book's objective to serve as a warning to young men and women about the perils they face in urban life. The narrative then shifts to a historical account of New York's prisons, detailing how crime and its various manifestations have evolved over time, alongside the city’s growth. It presents a grim view of social conditions that foster crime, including poverty, hopelessness, and the seductive lure of urban temptation. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en New York (N.Y.) -- Social conditions Crime -- New York (State) -- New York Criminals -- New York (State) -- New York HV Text United States Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: History - American 501937 494851 2024-10-10T14:05:43.834644 2023-09-11T06:03:10.408126 text/html text/html 495760 2008-02-29T10:20:14 text/html; charset=us-ascii 189678 2008-02-29T10:21:38 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 303258 2024-10-10T14:05:53.488542 application/epub+zip 309490 2024-10-10T14:05:47.867587 application/epub+zip 513994 2008-02-29T10:29:46 application/pdf 384172 2008-02-29T10:30:52 application/pdf application/zip 260642 2024-10-10T14:05:46.460588 application/epub+zip 628992 2024-10-10T14:05:58.147516 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 588581 2024-10-10T14:05:52.540520 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 352305 2022-09-11T11:33:48.614739 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 476251 2024-10-10T14:05:42.968581 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 476319 2008-02-29T10:19:52 text/plain; charset=utf-8 187033 2008-02-29T10:21:38 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 476275 2008-02-29T10:21:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 186915 2008-02-29T10:21:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 24057 2024-10-10T14:05:58.322481 application/rdf+xml 25245 2024-10-10T14:05:47.033550 image/jpeg 4812 2024-10-10T14:05:46.745664 image/jpeg 295627 2024-10-10T14:05:43.880581 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia