Danger! A True History of a Great City's Wiles and Temptations The Veil Lifted, and Light Thrown on Crime and its Causes, and Criminals and their Haunts. Facts and Disclosures.

"Danger! A True History of a Great City's Wiles and Temptations" by William F. Howe is a cautionary tale set in the late 19th century that reveals the lurking dangers and corrupting influences festering in New York City, with the story exposing the dark criminal world and the moral downfall of the city's residents. It describes the grim environment of New York's prisons and the evolution of crime alongside the city's development, illustrating the problems of poverty, hopelessness, and the alluring temptations that lead people into lives of crime and vice, while it serves as a stark warning to young individuals about the perils lurking in urban life.