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Portland Confidential: Sex, Crime, and Corruption in the Rose City
This is written in a "pulp magazine" sort of style, Phil Stanford's voice is somewhere north of Joe Friday and south of Fredric Brown.
BP
6 March 2014
Great stuff. Recommend anything from Phil Stanford
I am a big fan of Kick Ass Oregon History with Doug Kenck-Crispin.
UW
29 September 2013
A Diamond in the Rough
Well written and amazing story!!
SY
1 April 2013
Interesting read
Great book full of fun facts about the city I live in.
BY
23 December 2012
Thank you.
We purchased this book a few years ago, Loved it so much we loaned it out to several people.
AN
26 August 2012
Portand Confidential
Learning about the crime and corruption in the city of Portland opened my eyes to a different city than I knew growing up..
AI
18 October 2011
Enlightening, Entertaining, and Educational !!!
When I purchased this book, I really wanted a different book from the author, \"The Peyton-Allan Files.
YU
13 December 2007
Ahh Portland we hardly knew ya
My grandfather was a health inspector during this time and eventually quit because he refused to take bribes to look the other way regarding various establishments in Portland.
EL
6 November 2006
A Fantastic look into Portland's past
A very well written look into Portland's dicey past.
Portland Confidential: Sex, Crime, and Corruption in the Rose City Review
Customer reviews (10)
Five Stars
It was a great story of the past in Portland.
With no wasted words...
This is written in a "pulp magazine" sort of style, Phil Stanford's voice is somewhere north of Joe Friday and south of Fredric Brown.
Great stuff. Recommend anything from Phil Stanford
I am a big fan of Kick Ass Oregon History with Doug Kenck-Crispin.
A Diamond in the Rough
Well written and amazing story!!
Interesting read
Great book full of fun facts about the city I live in.
Thank you.
We purchased this book a few years ago, Loved it so much we loaned it out to several people.
Portand Confidential
Learning about the crime and corruption in the city of Portland opened my eyes to a different city than I knew growing up..
Enlightening, Entertaining, and Educational !!!
When I purchased this book, I really wanted a different book from the author, \"The Peyton-Allan Files.
Ahh Portland we hardly knew ya
My grandfather was a health inspector during this time and eventually quit because he refused to take bribes to look the other way regarding various establishments in Portland.
A Fantastic look into Portland's past
A very well written look into Portland's dicey past.