Children of the Streets of Richmond, 1865-1920

by Harry M. Ward

Richmond in the late 19th century was not the genteel peaceful community historians have made it. Virginia's capital was cosmopolitan, boisterous and crime-ridden. From 1905 to 1915 there was an official red light district. The police had their hands full with drunks and riffraff, and a variety of street urchins and waifs--most of whom were very poor--found themselves on the wrong side of the law.

The juvenile delinquents of Richmond--some...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786498536
• ISBN13: 9780786498536
• Release Date: June 2015
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher