Project Gutenberg 2013-05-28 Public domain in the USA. 163 Curon, L. O. 99004181 Chicago, Satan's Sanctum Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive.) "Chicago, Satan's Sanctum" by L. O. Curon is a novel written in the late 19th century. The book delves into the dark underbelly of Chicago’s political and social landscape, examining the pervasive influence of crime and corruption in the city’s governance. Through its exploration of the complexities of vice, official misconduct, and the power dynamics at play, the novel offers a critique of civic integrity exemplified by figures like Mayor Harrison. The opening of the narrative sets a somber tone, focusing on the reelection of Mayor Harrison amidst rampant crime and vice in Chicago. Curon discusses the political dynamics that allowed Harrison's electoral success despite his administration's shortcomings, highlighting the complicity of both the criminal classes and the respectable community in this moral decay. It paints a vivid picture of a city plagued by crime, with detailed critiques of law enforcement, the inefficacy of regulations, and an environment in which both public officials and criminals thrive. The stage is set for an examination of the systemic corruption interwoven into the very fabric of the city and its governance as the story unfolds. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/42830/42830-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 54.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Crime -- Illinois -- Chicago Police corruption -- Illinois -- Chicago Political corruption -- Illinois -- Chicago HV Text Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels Category: American Literature 303235 2025-08-17T09:49:10.340043 text/html 284930 2024-10-23T16:04:44 text/html 325750 2025-08-17T09:49:14.378058 application/epub+zip 327591 2025-08-17T09:49:10.934068 application/epub+zip 153415 2025-08-17T09:49:10.624029 application/epub+zip 417376 2025-08-17T09:49:17.050042 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 391057 2025-08-17T09:49:13.984018 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 217198 2022-09-19T14:39:11.810366 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 271709 2025-08-17T09:49:09.972029 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 251895 2024-10-23T16:04:43 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16611 2025-08-17T09:49:17.218996 application/rdf+xml 16987 2025-08-17T09:49:10.698042 image/jpeg 2782 2025-08-17T09:49:10.662004 image/jpeg 287237 2025-08-17T09:49:10.369071 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog