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Banned in Boston : The Watch and Ward Society's Crusade by Neil Miller 2010 HCDJ
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Beacon Press
ISBN-10
0807051128
ISBN-13
9780807051122
eBay Product ID (ePID)
109131655
Product Key Features
Book Title
Banned in Boston : The Watch and Ward Society's Crusade Against Books, Burlesque, and the Social Evil
Number of Pages
240 Pages
Language
English
Topic
United States / State & Local / General, Sociology / General, United States / State & Local / New England (Ct, mA, Me, NH, Ri, VT), Censorship, Violence in Society, Prostitution & Sex Trade, Sociology / Urban
Publication Year
2010
Genre
Political Science, Social Science, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
16.7 Oz
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Width
6.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2010-007770
Reviews
“With precision, perception, and wry wit, Neil Miller serves up a juicy tale of censorship past. From sex, drugs, and a swearing parrot to almost anything French, Banned in Boston demonstrates that campaigns to save us from ourselves never go out of fashion.� -Nan Levinson, author of Outspoken: Free Speech Stories “A lively history of the notorious Watch and Ward Society, which for a century sought to establish decency by suppressing ‘obscene’ works by authors such as Boccaccio, Whitman, Dreiser, Faulkner, and Mencken. This is a must read for anyone interested in understanding how censorship ultimately destroys not indecency, but freedom.� -Geoffrey R. Stone, author of Perilous Times: Free Speech in Wartime from the Sedition Act of 1798 to the War on Terrorism “I read this book with one eye over my shoulder, fully expecting the Watch and Ward police to burst in and confiscate it for being too provocative! But it would have been worth it. Neil Miller has given us everything we could ask for in an enjoyable history-a revealing subject, well-drawn characters, and a colorful portrait of another era, all wrapped in a fast-paced, easy-to-read story. Banned in Boston is a Boston gem.� -Stephen Puleo, author of A City So Grand , The Boston Italians , and Dark Tide “Neil Miller has created a fascinating and often funny history of a time when censors ruled. The fight for artistic freedom in America begins in Boston, and Miller gives us a front-row seat.� -Christopher M. Finan, president of the American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression and author of From the Palmer Raids to the Patriot Act: A History of the Fight for Free Speech in America, "With precision, perception, and wry wit, Neil Miller serves up a juicy tale of censorship past. From sex, drugs, and a swearing parrot to almost anything French,Banned in Bostondemonstrates that campaigns to save us from ourselves never go out of fashion." -Nan Levinson, author ofOutspoken: Free Speech Stories "A lively history of the notorious Watch and Ward Society, which for a century sought to establish decency by suppressing 'obscene' works by authors such as Boccaccio, Whitman, Dreiser, Faulkner, and Mencken. This is a must read for anyone interested in understanding how censorship ultimately destroys not indecency, but freedom." -Geoffrey R. Stone, author ofPerilous Times: Free Speech in Wartime from the Sedition Act of 1798 to the War on Terrorism "I read this book with one eye over my shoulder, fully expecting the Watch and Ward police to burst in and confiscate it for being too provocative! But it would have been worth it. Neil Miller has given us everything we could ask for in an enjoyable history-a revealing subject, well-drawn characters, and a colorful portrait of another era, all wrapped in a fast-paced, easy-to-read story.Banned in Bostonis a Boston gem." -Stephen Puleo, author ofA City So Grand,The Boston Italians, andDark Tide "Neil Miller has created a fascinating and often funny history of a time when censors ruled. The fight for artistic freedom in America begins in Boston, and Miller gives us a front-row seat." -Christopher M. Finan, president of the American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression and author ofFrom the Palmer Raids to the Patriot Act: A History of the Fight for Free Speech in America, "With precision, perception and wry wit, Neil Miller serves up a juicy tale of censorship past. From sex, drugs and a swearing parrot to almost anything French,Banned in Bostondemonstrates that campaigns to save us from ourselves never go out of fashion." -Nan Levinson, author ofOutspoken: Free Speech Stories, "With precision, perception and wry wit, Neil Miller serves up a juicy tale of censorship past. From sex, drugs and a swearing parrot to almost anything French,Banned in Bostondemonstrates that campaigns to save us from ourselves never go out of fashion." -Nan Levinson, author ofOutspoken: Free Speech Stories "A lively history of the notorious Ward and Watch Society, which for a century sought to establish decency by suppressing "obscene" works by authors such as Boccaccio, Whitman, Dreiser, Faulkner, and Mencken. This is a must read for anyone interested in understanding how censorship ultimately destroys not indecency, but freedom." -Geoffrey R. Stone, author ofPerilous Times: Free Speech in Wartime from the Sedition Act of 1798 to the War on Terrorism "I read this book with one eye over my shoulder, fully expecting the Watch and Ward police to burst in and confiscate it for being too provocative! But it would have been worth it. Neil Miller has given us everything we could ask for in an enjoyable history-a revealing subject, well-drawn characters, and a colorful portrait of another era, all wrapped in a fast-paced, easy-to-read story.Banned in Bostonis a Boston gem." -Stephen Puleo, author ofA City So Grand,The Boston Italians, andDark Tide "Neil Miller has created a fascinating and often funny history of a time when censors ruled. The fight for artistic freedom in America begins in Boston, and Miller gives us a front-row seat." -Christopher M. Finan, president of the American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression and author ofFrom the Palmer Raids to the Patriot Act: A History of the Fight for Free Speech in America
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
363.409744/61
Synopsis
Banned in Boston is the first-ever history of the New England Watch and Ward Society-Boston's unofficial moral guardian for over eighty years. An influential watchdog organization, bankrolled by society's upper crust, it actively suppressed vices like gambling and prostitution, and oversaw the mass censorship of books and plays. Neil Miller deftly traces the growth of the Watch and Ward, from its formation in 1878 through its heyday in the early twentieth century., "I want to be intelligent, even if I do live in Boston." --an anonymous Bostonian, 1929 In this spectacular romp through the Puritan City, Neil Miller relates the scintillating story of how a powerful band of Brahmin moral crusaders helped make Boston the most straitlaced city in America, forever linked with the infamous catchphrase "Banned in Boston." Bankrolled by society's upper crust, the New England Watch and Ward Society acted as a quasi-vigilante police force and notorious literary censor for over eighty years. Often going over the heads of local authorities, it orchestrated the mass censorship of books and plays, raided gambling dens and brothels, and utilized spies to entrap prostitutes and their patrons. Miller deftly traces the growth of the Watch and Ward, from its formation in 1878 to its waning days in the 1950s. During its heyday, the society and its imitators banished modern classics by Hemingway, Faulkner, and Sinclair Lewis and went to war with publishing and literary giants such as Alfred A. Knopf and The Atlantic Monthly . To the chagrin of the Watch and Ward, some writers rode the national wave of publicity that accompanied the banning of their books. Upton Sinclair declared staunchly, "I would rather be banned in Boston than read anywhere else because when you are banned in Boston, you are read everywhere else." Others faced extinction or tried to barter their way onto bookshelves, like Walt Whitman, who hesitantly removed lines from Leaves of Grass under the watchful eye of the Watch and Ward. As the Great Depression unfolded, the society shifted its focus from bookstores to burlesque, successfully shuttering the Old Howard, the city's legendary theater that attracted patrons from T. S. Eliot to John F. Kennedy. Banned in Boston is a lively history and, despite Boston's "liberal" reputation today, a cautionary tale of the dangers caused by moral crusaders of all stripes.
LC Classification Number
HV6795.B7M55 2010
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