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Tenderloin
This rare and vintage book is a perfect addition to any bibliophile's collection
Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 1959
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Samuel Hopkins Adams
152 books7 followersFrom the book jacket of "Sunrise to Sunset", (c) 1950
At seventy-nine Samuel Hopkins Adams attributes his longevity, vigor and vim to neither smoking nor drinking, except when he feels like it. This is typical of the intelligent attitude toward the vagaries of life that has maintained him through the years in which he has authored more than forty books, written countless magazine articles and, as a crusading reporter, almost single-handedly accounted for the passage of the Federal Food and Drug laws which pave protected millions of his fellow citizens.
Mr. Adams' amazing knowledge of the history of upper New York State is the result of his lifelong interest in the region in which he was born. His home is Wide Waters, on the shore of Owasco, "loveliest of the Finger Lakes." From Wide Waters he still makes forways into the surrounding countryside, attending antique-auction sales "for the purpose of sneering at the prevalent junk," which he says he wouldn't put in his open hearth Franklin stove for fear of insulting it.
A graduate of Hamilton College in Clinton, New York, class of 1891, Mr. Adams introduced football to the campus, played tackle on its first team, and won the Intercollegiate Tennis Championship. For these contributions to scholarship, his college conferred on him the degree of L.H.D. in 1926.
Adams also wrote under the pseudonym Warner Fabian.
At seventy-nine Samuel Hopkins Adams attributes his longevity, vigor and vim to neither smoking nor drinking, except when he feels like it. This is typical of the intelligent attitude toward the vagaries of life that has maintained him through the years in which he has authored more than forty books, written countless magazine articles and, as a crusading reporter, almost single-handedly accounted for the passage of the Federal Food and Drug laws which pave protected millions of his fellow citizens.
Mr. Adams' amazing knowledge of the history of upper New York State is the result of his lifelong interest in the region in which he was born. His home is Wide Waters, on the shore of Owasco, "loveliest of the Finger Lakes." From Wide Waters he still makes forways into the surrounding countryside, attending antique-auction sales "for the purpose of sneering at the prevalent junk," which he says he wouldn't put in his open hearth Franklin stove for fear of insulting it.
A graduate of Hamilton College in Clinton, New York, class of 1891, Mr. Adams introduced football to the campus, played tackle on its first team, and won the Intercollegiate Tennis Championship. For these contributions to scholarship, his college conferred on him the degree of L.H.D. in 1926.
Adams also wrote under the pseudonym Warner Fabian.
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December 11, 2024
I wish Martin Scorsese would make a film of this book. Such a well written, historical New York City story.
July 23, 2007
Here's a good review from Time magazine 1959.
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/art...
This was good. I liked the review in TIME so much I hardly have anything to add. Lesee... It's mostly about bawdy establishments and it's very sympathetic to the women who make their living that way. It's about how you can pretty much buy police protection for any kind of crime you want to commit. I certainly hope things have improved in that regard. They sing a lot of cool old songs. Apparently this was a musical on Broadway...I'd like to see that. The costumes would be awesome, almost like Toulouse-Lautrec burlesque girls in Montparnasse. And Jerome (I-Can-Get-It-For-You-Wholesale) Weidman co-authored the script.
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/art...
This was good. I liked the review in TIME so much I hardly have anything to add. Lesee... It's mostly about bawdy establishments and it's very sympathetic to the women who make their living that way. It's about how you can pretty much buy police protection for any kind of crime you want to commit. I certainly hope things have improved in that regard. They sing a lot of cool old songs. Apparently this was a musical on Broadway...I'd like to see that. The costumes would be awesome, almost like Toulouse-Lautrec burlesque girls in Montparnasse. And Jerome (I-Can-Get-It-For-You-Wholesale) Weidman co-authored the script.
July 21, 2021
Tenderloin is the story of New York City corruption during the time of Tammany Hall. Two young reporters become entwined with a pastor who wants to clean up the streets of New York City. There is romance, greed, and revenge throughout.
I had a hard time getting into this one until the half way point. It does pick up, but the writing is not the best. This book was going to the publisher as Mr. Adams was being laid to rest. I read where they think it was the fifty-fifth book that he had written. It shows a little in the way the book jumps around at points. It was an okay read.
I had a hard time getting into this one until the half way point. It does pick up, but the writing is not the best. This book was going to the publisher as Mr. Adams was being laid to rest. I read where they think it was the fifty-fifth book that he had written. It shows a little in the way the book jumps around at points. It was an okay read.
February 20, 2016
Just started Tenderloin by Samual Hopkins Adams. Loving it! Tom Wolfe/ Gore Videl come to mind. New York City in 1890
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