LIVERPOOL: Gangs, Vice and Packet Rats: 19th Century Crime and Punishment

Archibald, Malcolm

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Idioma: inglés

Editorial: Black & White Publishing, Edinburgh, 2015

1845029623 / 9781845029623

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This new copy is bound in illustrated card covers as issued. The contents are bright, tight, white and square. International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased postal rates will be quoted, where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. Now world famous for soccer and music, in the 19th century Liverpool had a very different reputation. One of the greatest ports in the world, and Europe's western gateway to the Atlantic, Liverpool's emerging wealth and prosperity brought with it a huge influx of crime to the streets, and a new breed of men whose job it was to try to enforce law and order on the increasingly unruly city streets. Much of Liverpool's crime was based around the docks and the sea. Crimps and runners waited to lure the homecoming seamen to dens of immorality where over 2,000 known prostitutes and rot-gut spirits would separate them from their money and their liberty. Tough, hardcore sailors—known as Packet Rats—caused mayhem at sea while in the stinking alleys around Scotland Road the High Rip gang wielded vicious power. Liverpool in the 19th century was a place full of stories of assault, robbery, and murder as well as poachers, footpads, and highwaymen who preyed on the unwary. Against this tide of lawlessness stood men like Constable Casey of the Liverpool police, who disarmed two pistol wielding terrorists, and his police colleagues who not only dealt with the day to day crimes but more unusual crimes such as bombs in the town hall and redcoats rioting in the streets. Liverpool was, without doubt, a challenging and exciting place to live and work in the 19th century as the battle for the streets between the criminals and the lawmen raged on. Ref TTT 1. …

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Título
LIVERPOOL: Gangs, Vice and Packet Rats: 19th Century Crime and Punishment
Autor
Archibald, Malcolm
Editorial
Black & White Publishing, Edinburgh
Año de publicación
2015
Estado
As New
Encuadernación
Soft cover
Idioma
inglés
ISBN 10
1845029623
ISBN 13
9781845029623
Edición
1st Edition

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