Project Gutenberg 2013-12-21 Public domain in the USA. 298 Stead, W. T. (William Thomas) 1849 1912 Stead, William Thomas Satan's Invisible World Displayed; or, Despairing Democracy A Study of Greater New York 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.) "Satan's Invisible World Displayed; or, Despairing Democracy" by W. T. Stead is a critical study of social and political issues in Greater New York City, written in the late 19th century. The work seeks to uncover the corruption and moral decay prevalent in the political landscape of New York, especially as highlighted by the investigations of the Lexow Committee. Stead aims to expose the grim realities of municipal governance and the despair felt by citizens facing rampant corruption. At the start of the book, the author sets a vivid scene of New York Harbor, contrasting the hopeful vision of the city as a beacon of liberty with the dark undercurrents of its political management. He discusses the historical significance of New York as an emblem of American democracy and the disillusionment that has arisen from its governance, particularly referencing the rise of the Tammany Hall political machine. By drawing attention to the revelations of the Lexow Committee, Stead emphasizes that the problems facing New York are not unique, suggesting that similar issues could befall other cities globally if citizens remain apathetic toward local governance. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/44476/44476-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 64.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Police -- New York (State) -- New York New York (N.Y.) -- Politics and government HV Text Category: History - American Category: Politics 627840 2025-07-18T04:48:38.252987 text/html 598124 2024-10-23T21:23:07 text/html 6253894 2025-07-18T04:48:48.133923 application/epub+zip 6265842 2025-07-18T04:48:40.248938 application/epub+zip 303447 2025-07-18T04:48:39.183976 application/epub+zip 6432034 2025-07-18T04:48:53.311914 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 6383607 2025-07-18T04:48:46.563911 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 430351 2022-09-20T09:31:39.397592 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 547731 2025-07-18T04:48:37.095473 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 527809 2024-10-23T21:23:07 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17428 2025-07-18T04:48:53.449877 application/rdf+xml 12788 2025-07-18T04:48:39.301945 image/jpeg 1998 2025-07-18T04:48:39.243949 image/jpeg 5340546 2025-07-18T04:48:38.451988 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 en.wikipedia