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New book portrays Lower East Side in early 1900’s as the Wild West

The Incorruptibles is a new book from Dan Slater
Dan Slater
The Incorruptibles is a new book from Dan Slater

The new book The Incorruptibles from author Dan Slater tells the story of the campaign in the early 1900’s to clean up the corrupt and crime-infested Lower East Side. It’s packed with mind-boggling revelations of what life was like in the neighborhood more than a century ago.

WBGO’s Jon Kalish says readers will be shocked with the wild scene painted by this new historical account.

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