Project Gutenberg 2013-12-21 Public domain in the USA. 149 Stead, W. T. (William Thomas) 1849 1912 Stead, William Thomas Satan's Invisible World Displayed; or, Despairing Democracy A Study of Greater New York 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.) "Satan's Invisible World Displayed; or, Despairing Democracy" by W. T. Stead is a critical study of social and political issues in Greater New York City, written in the late 19th century. The work seeks to uncover the corruption and moral decay prevalent in the political landscape of New York, especially as highlighted by the investigations of the Lexow Committee. Stead aims to expose the grim realities of municipal governance and the despair felt by citizens facing rampant corruption. At the start of the book, the author sets a vivid scene of New York Harbor, contrasting the hopeful vision of the city as a beacon of liberty with the dark undercurrents of its political management. He discusses the historical significance of New York as an emblem of American democracy and the disillusionment that has arisen from its governance, particularly referencing the rise of the Tammany Hall political machine. By drawing attention to the revelations of the Lexow Committee, Stead emphasizes that the problems facing New York are not unique, suggesting that similar issues could befall other cities globally if citizens remain apathetic toward local governance. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/44476/44476-h/images/cover.jpg en Police -- New York (State) -- New York New York (N.Y.) -- Politics and government HV Text Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Politics Browsing: Sociology 627819 627828 2024-09-18T15:07:53.248497 2023-09-19T10:44:19.499487 text/html text/html 618170 2021-01-25T10:09:22 text/html 6255343 2024-09-18T15:08:04.557430 application/epub+zip 6267515 2024-09-18T15:07:55.555503 application/epub+zip 304496 2024-09-18T15:07:54.341542 application/epub+zip 6432642 2024-09-18T15:08:10.654394 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 6383599 2024-09-18T15:08:02.962444 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 430351 2022-09-20T09:31:39.397592 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 547923 2024-09-18T15:07:51.411508 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 547695 2023-11-29T04:12:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16079 2024-09-18T15:08:10.807393 application/rdf+xml 12788 2024-09-18T15:07:54.489674 image/jpeg 1998 2024-09-18T15:07:54.414517 image/jpeg 5341712 2024-09-18T15:07:53.510561 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