When young Theodore Roosevelt was appointed police commissioner of New York City in the 1890s, he had the astounding gall to try to shut down the brothels, gambling joints, and after-hours saloons. This is the story of how T.R. took on Manhattan vice... and vice won. "With a prismatic, poetic slant, [he] unveils a colorful portrait of a volcanic Roosevelt towering over the soul of the city."Publishers Weekly