Boardwalk empire : the birth, high times, and corruption of Atlantic City /
Johnson, Nelson, 1948-
Boardwalk empire : the birth, high times, and corruption of Atlantic City / by Nelson Johnson ; foreword by Terence Winter. - HBO series tie-in ed. - Medford, N.J. : Medford Press/Plexus Pub., 2010. - xviii, 284 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 22 cm.
Originally published in hardcover: c2002.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Jonathan Pitney's beach village -- The grand illusion -- A plantation by the sea -- Philadelphia's playground -- The golden age of Nucky -- Hard times for Nucky and his town -- Hap -- The painful ride down -- Turn out the lights -- A second bite at the apple -- It's a new ballgame -- The Donald comes to town.
Examines the political rivalries and corrupt practices which led to the creation of Atlantic City, from it beginnings as a quiet beach town to its rise as thriving and lawless city during the Prohibition era to its establishment as a gambling and entertainment mecca.
0966674863 9780966674866
Political corruption--History.--New Jersey--Atlantic City
Atlantic City (N.J.)--Biography.
Atlantic City (N.J.)--History.
Atlantic City (N.J.)--Social life and customs.
Boardwalk empire : the birth, high times, and corruption of Atlantic City / by Nelson Johnson ; foreword by Terence Winter. - HBO series tie-in ed. - Medford, N.J. : Medford Press/Plexus Pub., 2010. - xviii, 284 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 22 cm.
Originally published in hardcover: c2002.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Jonathan Pitney's beach village -- The grand illusion -- A plantation by the sea -- Philadelphia's playground -- The golden age of Nucky -- Hard times for Nucky and his town -- Hap -- The painful ride down -- Turn out the lights -- A second bite at the apple -- It's a new ballgame -- The Donald comes to town.
Examines the political rivalries and corrupt practices which led to the creation of Atlantic City, from it beginnings as a quiet beach town to its rise as thriving and lawless city during the Prohibition era to its establishment as a gambling and entertainment mecca.
0966674863 9780966674866
Political corruption--History.--New Jersey--Atlantic City
Atlantic City (N.J.)--Biography.
Atlantic City (N.J.)--History.
Atlantic City (N.J.)--Social life and customs.