Boardwalk Empire - The Birth, High Times, and Corruption of Atlantic City
Author(s): Nelson Johnson; Terence Winter (Foreword by)
Providing the inspiration and source material for the upcoming HBO series produced by Academy Award-winning director Martin Scorsese and Emmy Award-winning screenwriter Terence Winter, this riveting and wide-reaching history explores the sordid past of Atlantic City--forever a freewheeling town long-dedicated to the fast buck--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 powerful characters, led by "Commodore” Kuehnle and "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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- : Plexus Publishing, Incorporated
- : 0.408233
- : 01 September 2010
- : .7 Inches X 5.5 Inches X 8.5 Inches
- : books
Special Fields
- : Nelson Johnson; Terence Winter (Foreword by)
- : Paperback
- : English
- : 974.9/85
- : 312