Island of Vice: Theodore Roosevelt’s Doomed Quest to Clean Up Sin-Loving New York
by Richard Zacks

This is the first nonfiction history book I’ve ever read that had me laughing out loud numerous times. If you’re a fan of turn-of-the-century New York, you do not want to miss this well-researched, extremely entertaining picture of Teddy Roosevelt versus brothels, saloons, and crooked cops.

-Beth

One Response to “Book review: Island of Vice”

1. Librarian Bryan says:

   April 12, 2012 at 11:33 am

   Is this one some kind of eerie parallel – Honor in the Dust: Theodore Roosevelt, War in the Philippines, and the Rise and Fall of America’s Imperial Dream by Greg Jones?

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