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 Project Gutenberg 2013-09-03 Public domain in the USA. 397 Harland, Robert O. 12003439 The Vice Bondage of a Great City; or, the Wickedest City in the World Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive.) "The Vice Bondage of a Great City; or, the Wickedest City in the World" by Robert O. Harland is a historical expose written in the early 20th century. This work presents a comprehensive critique of social decay in Chicago, focusing on systemic vice, political corruption, and moral degradation. The author aims to reveal the intricate web of the "Vice Trust," including details about its operations, exploitation of the vulnerable, and the complicity of police and politicians, all while calling for reform and public awareness. The opening of the text starkly outlines the pervasive vice and corruption suffocating the city, painting a grim portrait of a society entrapped by immoral business practices. It introduces the concept of the Vice Trust as a powerful and organized crime syndicate that exploits human suffering for profit, particularly through prostitution and gambling. Harland emphasizes the dangers posed to the youth of the city, warning that many unsuspecting individuals, drawn by the allure of city life, become prey to this insatiable monster. Through vivid and unsettling imagery, the author not only exposes the horrifying conditions faced by the victims of this system but also calls on readers—especially parents—to become active participants in the fight against these entrenched evils and to protect future generations from similar fates. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/43631/43631-h/images/cover.jpg en Prostitution -- Illinois -- Chicago Chicago (Ill.) -- Moral conditions HQ Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Sociology 323078 323066 2024-09-18T10:10:35.971858 2023-09-19T06:11:28.959611 text/html text/html 325634 2013-09-03T12:56:18 text/html; charset=utf-8 1028500 2013-09-03T12:56:22 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 1204977 2024-09-18T10:10:41.947807 application/epub+zip 1205121 2024-09-18T10:10:36.838832 application/epub+zip 181745 2024-09-18T10:10:36.373857 application/epub+zip 1318834 2024-09-18T10:10:45.777802 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1287463 2024-09-18T10:10:41.411845 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 265683 2022-09-19T21:01:36.240614 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 280337 280173 2024-09-18T10:10:34.932876 2023-09-19T06:11:27.997579 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 280217 2013-09-03T12:56:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 105096 2013-09-03T12:56:22 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 280208 2013-09-03T12:56:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 105080 2013-09-03T12:56:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19937 2024-09-18T10:10:45.927799 application/rdf+xml 14549 2024-09-18T10:10:36.471835 image/jpeg 2091 2024-09-18T10:10:36.421837 image/jpeg 1033101 2024-09-18T10:10:36.025838 application/octet-stream application/zip