{"product_id":"san-franciscos-queen-of-vice-9781496202079","title":"San Franciscos Queen of Vice","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Lisa Riggin's San Francisco’s \u003ci\u003eQueen of Vice . . . \u003c\/i\u003etells with impressive research the story of abortionist Inez Brown Burns.\"—Marvin Olasky, \u003ci\u003eWorld Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An important, timely book and an enjoyable read.\"—Rebecca Kluchin, \u003ci\u003eJournal of American History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“With a novelist’s eye for detail and pacing, Lisa Riggin recounts a chapter of San Francisco history that mixes vice and virtue as only the City by the Bay can. . . . It is a gripping narrative that chronicles America’s struggle with an issue that remains a critical political battleground even today.”—Ethan Rarick, author of \u003ci\u003eCalifornia Rising: The Life and Times of Pat Brown\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Lisa Riggin has penned an insightful, entertaining, and important book that reads almost like a novel. . . . A must-read for anyone interested in twentieth-century California history and the slippery relationship between politics, society, and culture.”—Kathleen A. Cairns, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Case of Rose Bird: Gender, Politics, and the California Courts\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Illustrations    \u003cbr\u003e Preface    \u003cbr\u003e Prologue: The Beginning of the End    \u003cbr\u003e Part 1: The Queen Bee\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 1. On Trial    \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 2. From the Palace to a Tent . . . and Back Again    \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 3. Love Pirate    \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 4. Off the Hook    \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 5. “Miss X”     \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 6. The Fixer     \u003cbr\u003e Part 2: Edmund “Pat” Brown\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 7. “Five-to-One” Odds    \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 8. A “New Broom”     \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 9. Cops and Robbers    \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 10. Disappeared    \u003cbr\u003e Part 3: The Supervisor and the Socialite\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 11. Houseguests    \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 12. On the Lam    \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 13. “The Prophet”    \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 14. Death House    \u003cbr\u003e Part 4: A Grand Fight\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 15. The Lone Holdout    \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 16. “Accomplices and Co-Conspirators”     \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 17. A Grand Fight    \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 18. The End of the Road     \u003cbr\u003e Part 5: Follow the Money\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 19. “Baghdad by the Bay”    \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 20. Wise Guys    \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 21. Murder “Mis-Trial”    \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 22. The Corrupt and Contented IRS    \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 23. The Kefauver Committee    \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 24. “Hello Again”     \u003cbr\u003e Part 6: The Bone Rattler\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 25. Official Closets    \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 26. “That Big Wind”     \u003cbr\u003e Epilogue: Death and Taxes    \u003cbr\u003e Notes    \u003cbr\u003e Bibliography    \u003cbr\u003e Index    ","brand":"University of Nebraska Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49409217003863,"sku":"9781496202079","price":20.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781496202079.jpg?v=1730505989","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/san-franciscos-queen-of-vice-9781496202079","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}