Betting, Booze, and Brothels

Laura O’Toole and Wanda Landrey talked about their book, Betting, Booze, and Brothels: Vice, Corruption, and Justice in Jefferson County, Teread more

Laura O’Toole and Wanda Landrey talked about their book, Betting, Booze, and Brothels: Vice, Corruption, and Justice in Jefferson County, Texas, about the boomtown era in Southeastern Texas following the discovery of oil in 1901 and the end of the era in 1960 when the James Commission findings led to changes in society and government in Jefferson County, Texas.

C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2012 LCV Cities Tour” in Beaumont, Texas, on January 9-13 to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Time-Warner Cable local cable affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed. The history segments air on American History TV (AHTV) on C-SPAN3 and the literary events/non-fiction author segments air on BookTV on C-SPAN2. close

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Betting, Booze, and Brothels

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Program ID:
304090-1
Category:
Interview
Format:
Interview
Location:
Beaumont, Texas, United States
First Aired:
Feb 04, 2012 | 12:25pm EST | C-SPAN 2
Last Aired:
Feb 06, 2012 | 6:00am EST | C-SPAN 2

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  • Feb 04, 2012 | 12:25pm EST | C-SPAN 2
  • Feb 05, 2012 | 5:51am EST | C-SPAN 2
  • Feb 06, 2012 | 6:00am EST | C-SPAN 2
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