Licentious Gotham Erotic Publishing and Its Prosecution in Nineteenth-Century New York |
|
| Author:
| Dennis, Donna |
| ISBN: | 978-0-674-03283-5 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2009 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press
|
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $42.00 |
Book Description:
|
Set in the streets, news depots, publishing houses, grand jury chambers, and courtrooms of New York, this book delves into the stories of the enterprising people who created a thriving transcontinental market for sexually arousing books and pictures, and into the origins of obscenity regulation in the U.S.
Set in the streets, news depots, publishing houses, grand jury chambers, and courtrooms of New York, this book delves into the stories of the enterprising people who created a thriving transcontinental market for sexually arousing books and pictures, and into the origins of obscenity regulation in the U.S.