{"product_id":"times-crimes-and-the-tenderloin-in-pre-prohibition-toledo-true-stories-from-the-memoirs-of-captain-of-detectives-lewis-b-tracy-9781662953071","title":"Times, Crimes and the Tenderloin in Pre-Prohibition Toledo: True Stories from the Memoirs of Captain of Detectives Lewis B. Tracy","description":"\u003cp\u003eTimes, Crimes and the Tenderloin in Pre-Prohibition Toledo is a collection of stories that paint a vivid picture of the Tenderloin era in Toledo during the two decades before the passage of the 18\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e and 19th Amendments. As the country moved out of the rigid Victorian period and entered an era of airplanes, automobiles, and rapidly changing technology, new-found social freedoms began to spin out of control.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTimes, Crimes and the Tenderloin in Pre-Prohibition Toledo follows the career of Toledo Captain of Detectives Lewis B. Tracy, a tough but compassionate cop who was involved in most of the city's major crime investigations throughout his career. In 1915, he was placed in charge of Toledo's Red-Light District, a seedy area south of the city, also known as the Tenderloin or Vice Zone, filled with brothels, gambling joints, saloons, and dance halls. The area was populated by a dangerous array of streetwalkers, prostitutes, pickpockets, dope fiends, thieves and hustlers-and Tracy knew them all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver time, Detective Tracy became known for his compassionate treatment of the \"unfortunates\", many of whom developed a deep respect for the kind-hearted officer they came to know as \"Papa\", \"Father\", or \"Cap\". In 1918, as WWI was raging, Tracy was placed in charge of the Slackers Bureau, rounding up draft dodgers, German sympathizers, disloyalists and citizens who refused to buy war bonds. It was in this role that he became known as \"Loyalty Lou\" for his stern patriotic lectures to arrestees.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver the span of his twenty-three-year career with the Toledo Police Department Detective Tracy was shot, robbed, bitten, and assaulted, but somehow, he always managed to stay strong and \"get his man\". Today, the few remaining buildings of the Tenderloin have been reclaimed as shops, restaurants, and condos, leaving little evidence of their former uses.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the stories live on.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-17518755\"\u003eR. Douglas Tracy\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Gatekeeper Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/19\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 474\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.38lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.95d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781662953071\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1662953070\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-TRU\"\u003eTrue Crime\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-TRU010000\"\u003eHistorical\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS036090\"\u003eUnited States | State \u0026amp; Local | Midwest(IA,IL,IN,KS,MI,MN,MO\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS036060\"\u003eUnited States | 20th Century\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Gatekeeper Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48459057168621,"sku":"9781662953071","price":22.65,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_3a1f3df8-684f-4a79-b3c6-399396180e2a.jpg?v=1753626827","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/times-crimes-and-the-tenderloin-in-pre-prohibition-toledo-true-stories-from-the-memoirs-of-captain-of-detectives-lewis-b-tracy-9781662953071","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}