Grandfather of a US President Made His Fortune Illegally in Prostitutio

[whydontyoueat]

https://medium.com/lessons-from-history/this-grandfather-of-a-us-president-made-his-fortune-illegally-in-prostitution-and-gambling-dbfe3b40f11b

[1cvmask]

This is similar to all the alleged stories of JFKs father Joe Kennedy and him being a mobster bootlegger.

https://listverse.com/2017/01/11/10-terrible-things-done-by-...

https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-myth-of-joe-kennedys-bootl...

[BugWatch]

Accidental "Prostitutio" contraction instantly made me imagine a "Factorio" inspired clone (can't even fathom how that would have worked).

[lebrad]

This article is another primary text for the historiography of journalism that veers into blunt polemic and genealogical determinism

[alsetmusic]

This doesn’t appear to reference any sources, so I didn’t go beyond skimming. Is this reliable information and if so, on what basis?

[evgen → alsetmusic]

The end of the article has several references to sources that can be followed and the references cited themselves contain links to supporting material. IMHO the prostitution/brothel claim against Frederick is a bit weak, but the draft dodging and other bits were all widely circulated over the past four years and extensively researched.

[HappySweeney → alsetmusic]

The refernces are found at the bottom of the article; one to wikipedia (so you can follow more references), and another to a book about the Trump family.