Boardwalk Empire: The Birth, High Times, and Corruption of Atlantic City - Brossura

Johnson, Nelson

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0966674855 ISBN 13: 9780966674859

Casa editrice: Plexus Pub, 2009

Riassunto

From its inception, Atlantic City has always been a town dedicated to the fast buck, and this wide-reaching history offers a riveting account of its past 100 years—from the city's heyday as a Prohibition-era mecca of lawlessness to its rebirth as a legitimate casino resort in the modern era. A colorful cast of characters, led by Enoch “Nucky” Johnson, populates this stranger-than-fiction account of corrupt politics and the toxic power structure that grew out of guile, finesse, and extortion. Atlantic City's shadowy past—through its rise, fall, and rebirth—is given new light in this revealing, and often appalling, study of legislative abuse and organized crime.

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L'autore:

Nelson Johnson practiced law for 30 years, during which time he was active in Atlantic City and Atlantic County politics. He is currently a judge of the New Jersey Superior Court, sitting in the Civil Division of Atlantic County. He lives in Hammonton, New Jersey.

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• Editore: Plexus Pub
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0966674855
• ISBN 13: 9780966674859
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 278