The beast

Author/Creator:

Lindsey, Ben B. 1869-1943. (Ben Barr)

Publication/Creation:

Boulder, CO : University Press of Colorado, c2009

Format:

Book

Edition:

1st ed.

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Additional/Related Title Information

Full Title:

The beast / by Ben B. Lindsey and Harvey J. O'Higgins

Series Titles:

Timberline books
Timberline books.

Related Names

Additional Author/Creators:

O'Higgins, Harvey Jerrold, 1876-1929

Subjects/Genre

Subjects:

Political corruption--Colorado
Juvenile courts--Colorado

Description/Summary

Table of Contents:

The beast -- Finding the cat -- The cat purrs -- The cat keeps on purring -- The beast in the democracy -- The beast in the county court -- The beast and the children -- The beast, graft and business -- At work with the children -- The beast and the ballot -- The beast and the ballot (continued) -- The beast at bay -- The beast and the Supreme Court -- The beast and reform -- A city pillaged -- The beast, the church and the governorship -- Hunting the beast -- A victory at last -- Conclusion.

Summary:

Judge Benjamin Barr Lindsey’s exposé of big business’s influence on Colorado and Denver politics, a best seller when it was originally published in 1911, is now back in print. The Beast reveals the plight of working-class Denver citizens—in particular those Denver youths who ended up in Lindsey’s court day after day. These encounters led him to create the juvenile court, one of the first courts in the country set up to deal specifically with young delinquents. In addition, Lindsey exposes the darker side of many well-known figures in Colorado history, including Mayor Robert W. Speer, Governor Henry Augustus Buchtel, Will Evans, and many others. When first published, The Beast was considered every bit the equal Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle and sold over 500,000 copies. More than just a fascinating slice of Denver history, this book—and Lindsey’s court— offered widespread social change in the United States.

Language:

English

Language Note:

English

Physical Type/Description:

1 online resource (286 p.)

General Note:

Originally published: New York : Doubleday, Page & Co., 1910.
Includes index.

Additional Identifiers

Catalog ID (MMSID):

9936534891202486

ISBN:

9780870819827
0870819828

OCLC Number:

472222801