Download or read book Licentious Gotham written by Donna Dennis and published by . This book was released on 2009-03-31 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set in the streets, news depots, publishing houses, grand jury chambers, and courtrooms of New York, this book delves into the stories of the enterprising people who created a thriving transcontinental market for sexually arousing books and pictures, and into the origins of obscenity regulation in the U.S.