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100	1		_aJohnson, Nelson, _d1948- _9174404
245	1	0	_aBoardwalk empire : _bthe birth, high times, and corruption of Atlantic City / _cby Nelson Johnson ; foreword by Terence Winter.
250			_aHBO series tie-in ed.
260			_aMedford, N.J. : _bMedford Press/Plexus Pub., _c2010.
300			_axviii, 284 p. : _bill. (some col.) ; _c22 cm.
500			_aOriginally published in hardcover: c2002.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aJonathan 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.
520			_aExamines 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.
650		0	_aPolitical corruption _zNew Jersey _zAtlantic City _xHistory. _9174405
651		0	_aAtlantic City (N.J.) _vBiography. _9174406
651		0	_aAtlantic City (N.J.) _xHistory. _9174407
651		0	_aAtlantic City (N.J.) _xSocial life and customs. _9174408
942			_cBOOK _026
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