Project Gutenberg 2013-09-03 Public domain in the USA. 245 Harland, Robert O. 12003439 The Vice Bondage of a Great City; or, the Wickedest City in the World 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.) "The Vice Bondage of a Great City; or, the Wickedest City in the World" by Robert O. Harland is a historical expose written in the early 20th century. This work presents a comprehensive critique of social decay in Chicago, focusing on systemic vice, political corruption, and moral degradation. The author aims to reveal the intricate web of the "Vice Trust," including details about its operations, exploitation of the vulnerable, and the complicity of police and politicians, all while calling for reform and public awareness. The opening of the text starkly outlines the pervasive vice and corruption suffocating the city, painting a grim portrait of a society entrapped by immoral business practices. It introduces the concept of the Vice Trust as a powerful and organized crime syndicate that exploits human suffering for profit, particularly through prostitution and gambling. Harland emphasizes the dangers posed to the youth of the city, warning that many unsuspecting individuals, drawn by the allure of city life, become prey to this insatiable monster. Through vivid and unsettling imagery, the author not only exposes the horrifying conditions faced by the victims of this system but also calls on readers—especially parents—to become active participants in the fight against these entrenched evils and to protect future generations from similar fates. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/43631/43631-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 71.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Prostitution -- Illinois -- Chicago Chicago (Ill.) -- Moral conditions HQ Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Sociology Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: History - American Category: Sociology Category: Politics 323255 2025-06-17T15:21:24.329109 text/html 325634 2013-09-03T12:56:18 text/html; charset=utf-8 1205021 2025-06-17T15:21:30.596049 application/epub+zip 1204912 2025-06-17T15:21:25.363084 application/epub+zip 181665 2025-06-17T15:21:24.824091 application/epub+zip 1318702 2025-06-17T15:21:34.579008 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1287537 2025-06-17T15:21:30.019036 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 265683 2022-09-19T21:01:36.240614 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 280173 2023-09-19T06:11:27.997579 text/plain 15535 2025-06-17T15:21:34.735006 application/rdf+xml 14549 2025-06-17T15:21:24.936057 image/jpeg 2091 2025-06-17T15:21:24.881045 image/jpeg 1032999 2025-06-17T15:21:24.386081 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