Boardwalk empire: the birth, high times, and corruption of Atlantic City
Histoire, Etats-Unis (histoire)
Audio avec voix humaine
Résumé
Through most of the 20th century, Atlantic City was controlled by a powerful partnership of local politicians and racketeers. Funded by payoffs from gambling rooms, bars and brothels, this corrupt alliance reached full bloom during the reign of Enoch 'Nucky'… Johnson - the second of the three bosses to head the Republican machine that dominated city politics and society. In this book, Nucky Johnson, Louis 'the Commodore' Kuehnle, Frank 'Hap' Farley, and Atlantic City itself spring to life in all their garish splendour. The author traces 'AC' from its birth as a quiet seaside health resort, through the notorious backroom struggles, to the city's rebirth as an international entertainment and gambling mecca where anything goes. 2011.