Boardwalk Empire: The Birth, High Times, and Corruption of Atlantic City

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history book non-fiction book

"Boardwalk Empire: The Birth, High Times, and Corruption of Atlantic City" is a non-fiction book by Nelson Johnson that chronicles the political history, organized crime, and development of Atlantic City from its rise as a resort town through its Prohibition-era heyday.

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instanceOf history book ⓘ
non-fiction book ⓘ
adaptationNetwork HBO NERFINISHED ⓘ
adaptationType television series ⓘ
adaptedAs Boardwalk Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
author Nelson Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ
basedOnRealPerson Enoch L. Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
describes alliances between gangsters and politicians in Atlantic City ⓘ
impact of Prohibition on Atlantic City ⓘ
rise of Atlantic City as a tourist destination ⓘ
focusesOn development of Atlantic City as a resort ⓘ
relationship between politics and organized crime in Atlantic City ⓘ
rise of Atlantic City political machine ⓘ
genre history ⓘ
political history ⓘ
true crime ⓘ
hasFormat print ⓘ
hasSubject bootlegging ⓘ
gambling ⓘ
law enforcement corruption ⓘ
municipal governance ⓘ
political machines ⓘ
vice industries ⓘ
inspirationFor character of Enoch "Nucky" Thompson in Boardwalk Empire ⓘ
intendedAudience adult readers ⓘ
literarySetting New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ
mainSubject Atlantic City NERFINISHED ⓘ
Prohibition in the United States ⓘ
organized crime ⓘ
political corruption ⓘ
notableFor detailed account of Atlantic City political bosses ⓘ
exploration of corruption in Atlantic City government ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
portrays Atlantic City as a "wide-open" town ⓘ
systemic corruption in local government ⓘ
relatedWork Boardwalk Empire (TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ
setting Atlantic City, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ
subjectArea American political history ⓘ
American urban history ⓘ
history of organized crime in the United States ⓘ
timePeriodCovered Prohibition era ⓘ
early 20th century ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ
mid-20th century ⓘ

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