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Commissioner Roosevelt: The Story of Theodore Roosevelt and the New York City Police, 1895-1897 |
| H. Paul Jeffers |
| "A lively, entertaining and well-researched portrait of a zealous reformer during the historic crusade that successfully launched his career in government."—Booklist COMMISSIONER ROOSEVELT: The Story of Theodore Roosevelt and the New York City Police, 1895 - 1897
When Theodore Roosevelt took office as New York's police commissioner in 1895, the Metropolitan Police force was barely more than a confederation of thugs and petty criminals whose chief activity was to extort protection money from local merchants. The thirty-seven-year-old Roosevelt rode roughshod over the corrupt bosses and power brokers and transformed the police into one of the first modern law enforcement agencies in the world.
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285 Pages, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4 in.
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047114570X
$17.95 |
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. | |
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