Licentious Gotham: Erotic Publishing and Its Prosecution in Nineteenth-Century New York

by Donna Dennis

Licentious Gotham, set in the streets, news depots, publishing houses, grand jury chambers, and courtrooms of the nation's great metropolis, delves into the stories of the enterprising men and women who created a thriving transcontinental market for sexually arousing books and pictures. The experiences of "fancy" publishers, "flash" editors, and "racy" novelists, who all managed to pursue their trade in the face of laws criminalizing obscene...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674032837
• ISBN13: 9780674032835
• Release Date: March 2009
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 408 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 5.7" x 8.1"