{"product_id":"new-yorks-scoundrels-scalawags-and-john-tauranac-9781493090105","title":"New York's Scoundrels, Scalawags, and Scrappers: The City in the Last Decade of the Gilded Age","description":"\u003cp\u003e The 1890s was the tail end of the Gilded Age. It was not a \"Golden Age,\" it was a veneer, and although the decade was specifically called \"The Gay Nineties,\" the gaiety was generally reserved for the gilt-edged, top ten percenters. If you were a common working stiff--or worse, a common working \"stiffette\"--life was not so gay. Most New Yorkers played by the rules of the game, although some fudged a bit. Others, along with the managements of some businesses and some administrations of the municipality, played by totally different rules, successfully gaming the system to their advantage. The few who fought for truth and justice generally went down fighting. These are New York's scoundrels, scalawags, and scrappers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Tauranac\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1493090100\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781493090105\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Lyons Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/03\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"John Tauranac","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46685932323071,"sku":"9781493090105","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3028899b-5677-4a2c-95a1-976305e037d8.jpg?v=1741727202","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/new-yorks-scoundrels-scalawags-and-john-tauranac-9781493090105","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}