02538cam a22003253u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000070011910000230012624500740014926400510022330000470027433600260032133700260034733800360037350000310040950801680044052014200060853400450202865300400207365300390211385600430215299900170219543631UtSlPG20260610134012.0mcr n260607r2013||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a12003439  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aHQ1 aHarland, Robert O.14aThe Vice Bondage of a Great City; or, the Wickedest City in the World 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2013  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2013-09-03  aProduced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at
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generously made available by The Internet Archive.)  a"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.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aProstitution -- Illinois -- Chicago  aChicago (Ill.) -- Moral conditions40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/43631  c84470d84470