Download ebooks for free online The Ghosts of
The Ghosts of Eden Park: The Bootleg King, the Women Who Pursued Him, and the Murder That Shocked Jazz-Age America. Karen Abbott
The-Ghosts-of-Eden-Park-The.pdf
ISBN: 9780593137949 | 432 pages | 11 Mb
- The Ghosts of Eden Park: The Bootleg King, the Women Who Pursued Him, and the Murder That Shocked Jazz-Age America
- Karen Abbott
- Page: 432
- Format: pdf, ePub, fb2, mobi
- ISBN: 9780593137949
- Publisher: Crown/Archetype
Download ebooks for free online The Ghosts of Eden Park: The Bootleg King, the Women Who Pursued Him, and the Murder That Shocked Jazz-Age America English version PDB by Karen Abbott 9780593137949
Overview
The epic true crime story of the most successful bootlegger in American history and the murder that shocked the nation, from the New York Times bestselling author of Sin in the Second City and Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy In the early days of Prohibition, long before Al Capone became a household name, a German immigrant named George Remus quits practicing law and starts trafficking whiskey. Within two years he's a multi-millionaire. The press calls him "King of the Bootleggers," writing breathless stories about the Gatsby-esque events he and his glamorous second wife, Imogene, host at their Cincinnati mansion, with party favors ranging from diamond jewelry for the men to brand-new Pontiacs for the women. By the summer of 1921, Remus owns 35 percent of all the liquor in the United States. Pioneering prosecutor Mabel Walker Willebrandt is determined to bring him down. Willebrandt's bosses at the U.S. Attorney's office hired her right out of law school, assuming she'd pose no real threat to the cozy relationship they maintain with Remus. Eager to prove them wrong, she dispatches her best investigator, Franklin Dodge, to look into his empire. It's a decision with deadly consequences. With the fledgling FBI on the case, Remus is quickly imprisoned for violating the Volstead Act. Her husband behind bars, Imogene begins an affair with Dodge. Together, they plot to ruin Remus, sparking a bitter feud that soon reaches the highest levels of government—and that can only end in murder. Combining deep historical research with novelistic flair, The Ghosts of Eden Park is the unforgettable, stranger-than-fiction story of a rags-to-riches entrepreneur and a long-forgotten heroine, of the excesses and absurdities of the Jazz Age, and of the infinite human capacity to deceive. Advance praise for The Ghosts of Eden Park “Prose so rich and evocative, you feel you’re living the story—and full of lots of ‘I didn’t know that’ moments. Gatsby-era noir at its best.”—Erik Larson, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Dead Wake and Devil in the White City “Few authors write as colorfully and compellingly about the past as Karen Abbott, particularly when bad behavior is involved. In The Ghosts of Eden Park, we meet the audacious, larger-than-life ‘King of the Bootleggers,’ George Remus, and the equally fascinating women who will seal his fate. Sex and greed, corruption and revenge, oceans of illegal booze—Abbott’s action-packed, riveting tale has it all.”—Paula McLain, New York Times bestselling author of The Paris Wife and Love and Ruin
More eBooks:
Descargar descargas de audio AUTOPSIA ZOMBI PDF de STEVEN C. SCHLOZMAN
Free it ebook descargar pdf HÉROE EN DEPORTIVAS (Literatura española) de MARIA MENENDEZ-PONTE
Full books download pdf Tadao Ando: Endeavors PDB iBook
Descargas de libros de la selva MEMORIA DE CHICA 9788494443459 de ANNIE ERNAUX en español
Book downloader for ipad Monster High/Ever After High: The Legend of Shadow High by Shannon Hale, Dean Hale
Download ebooks for mobile in txt format Life in a Cold Climate: Nancy Mitford?The Biography by Laura Thompson English version
Free database ebook download Someone We Know in English MOBI DJVU 9780525686941