Empire of Sin A Story of Sex, Jazz, Murder, and the Battle for Modern New Orleans |
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Author:
| Krist, Gary |
ISBN: | 978-1-4104-7487-2 |
Publication Date: | Feb 2015 |
Publisher: | Cengage Gale
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $31.99 |
Book Description:
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A Publishers Weekly Top 10 History PickEmpire of Sin re-creates the remarkable story of New Orleans' thirty-year war against itself, pitting the city's elite "better half" against its powerful and long-entrenched underworld of vice, perversity, and crime. This early 20th-century battle centers on Tom Anderson, the czar of the city's Storyville vice district, who fights desperately to keep his empire intact as it faces onslaughts on all sides.
A Publishers Weekly Top 10 History PickEmpire of Sin re-creates the remarkable story of New Orleans' thirty-year war against itself, pitting the city's elite "better half" against its powerful and long-entrenched underworld of vice, perversity, and crime. This early 20th-century battle centers on Tom Anderson, the czar of the city's Storyville vice district, who fights desperately to keep his empire intact as it faces onslaughts on all sides.