New York undercover : private surveillance in the Progressive Era / Jennifer Fronc.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-234) and index.
A genealogy of undercover investigation -- Public raids, undercover investigators, and native informants -- Gender and undercover investigation -- Race mixing, investigation, and the enforcement of Jim Crow -- Children and immigrants in working-class New York -- Public-private partnerships during World War I.
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To combat behaviour they viewed as sexually promiscuous politically undesirable, or downright criminal, social activists in Progressive-era New York employed private investigators to uncover the roots of society's problems. 'New York Undercover' follows these investigators.
English.