Boardwalk Empire
The Birth, High Times, and Corruption of Atlantic City
By Nelson Johnson
(Amereon House, Hardcover, 9780848833220, 312pp.)
Publication Date: September 2002
Other Editions of This Title: Paperback, Hardcover, Paperback, Paperback, Compact Disc, Compact Disc, MP3 CD, MP3 CD
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Description
From its inception, Atlantic City has always been a town dedicated to the fast buck, and this history offers a riveting account of its past 100 years--from the city's heyday as a Prohibition-era mecca of lawlessness to its rebirth as a legitimate casino resort in the modern era.











