Boardwalk empire : the birth, high times, and corruption of Atlantic City / by Nelson Johnson ; foreword by Terence Winter.
Material type: TextPublication details: Medford, N.J. : Medford Press/Plexus Pub., 2010.Edition: HBO series tie-in edDescription: xviii, 284 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 22 cmISBN:- 0966674863
- 9780966674866
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
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.
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.