Empire of sin : a story of sex, jazz, murder and the battle for New Orleans
Krist, Gary2015
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This vibrant account of New Orleans in the early 1920s tells a remarkable story of the city's 30-year-long civil war, which pitted the elite against its powerful and long-entrenched underworld of vice, perversity and crime. At its centre is Tom Anderson, the undisputed czar of the city's vice district, who fights desperately to keep his empire intact. Surrounding him are flamboyant prostitutes, crusading moral reformers, dissolute jazzmen, ruthless Mafiosi, venal politicians and one extremely violent serial killer, all battling for primacy.
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Author:
Krist, Gary, author
Imprint:
Stroud, Gloucestershire : Amberley, 2015.
Collation:
412 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: 2014.Includes QR code.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781445651231 (pbk)
Dewey class:
976.335062976.335062976.335976.335062 KRI
Local class:
976.335062
Language:
English
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BRN:
80572
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