{"product_id":"the-beast-benjamin-b-lindsey-9780870819537","title":"The Beast","description":"Judge Benjamin Barr Lindsey's exposé of big business's influence on Colorado and Denver politics, a best seller when it was originally published in 1911, is now back in print. \u003ci\u003eThe Beas\u003c\/i\u003et reveals the plight of working-class Denver citizens-in particular those Denver youths who ended up in Lindsey's court day after day. These encounters led him to create the juvenile court, one of the first courts in the country set up to deal specifically with young delinquents. In addition, Lindsey exposes the darker side of many well-known figures in Colorado history, including Mayor Robert W. Speer, Governor Henry Augustus Buchtel, Will Evans, and many others. When first published, \u003ci\u003eThe Beast\u003c\/i\u003e was considered every bit the equal Upton Sinclair's \u003ci\u003eThe Jungle\u003c\/i\u003e and sold over 500,000 copies. More than just a fascinating slice of Denver history, this book-and Lindsey's court- offered widespread social change in the United States.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Benjamin B. Lindsey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0870819534\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780870819537\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Colorado\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 354\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.99lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.04h x 6.28w x 0.73d","brand":"Benjamin B. Lindsey","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48013825474815,"sku":"9780870819537","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f2ee69b0-68ea-484f-b1f2-6900895a0620.jpg?v=1767744999","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-beast-benjamin-b-lindsey-9780870819537","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}