Betting, Booze, and Brothels, Vice, Corruption, and Justice in Jefferson County, Texas from Spindetop to the 1960s Fine condition Hardin brings the extraordinary figures

Hardin brings the extraordinary figures of the period to life and makes it easy to understand why he is a respected Texas scholar and award-winning author

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Betting, Booze, and Brothels, Vice, Corruption, and Justice in Jefferson County, Texas from Spindetop to the 1960s Fine condition Hardin brings the extraordinary figuresAustin: Eakin Press, 2006. 1st edition. 227 pages. Hardcover with dustjacket. Both are in FINE condition. SIGNED by OToole. A very hard to find hardcover edition of the story of Beaumont and Jefferson County, a hotbed of vice where gambling and prostitution thrived because local officials looked the other way or, in some cases, took money to keep quiet. Beaumont, county seat of Jefferson and home of Spindletop. From the towns earliest days, the city