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Wicked Atlanta : the sordid side of Peach City history / Laurel-Ann Dooley.
- Title
- Wicked Atlanta : the sordid side of Peach City history / Laurel-Ann Dooley.
- Author
- Dooley, Laurel-Ann
- Publication
- Charleston, SC : The History Press, 2014.
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Details
- Description
- 111 pages : illustrations; 23 cm.
- Summary
- Atlanta is the only American city to have been destroyed by fire as an act of war, and it has its share of salacious stories. Wealthy felons hosted elaborate parties inside the federal penitentiary. Billionaire bootleggers and murderous rich boys practiced corruption that reached all the way to the White House. Fast and fearless drivers, complete with glamorous reputations and criminal careers, gave rise to auto racing. Join author Laurel-Ann Dooley as she navigates the underworld of Atlanta's past filled with kidnapping, bribery, wives hiring hit men and all sorts of criminal debauchery.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Anecdotes
- Biographies – Anecdotes
- History
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Contents
- The beginning: bars, brothels, and bad neighborhoods -- Moonshine madness -- From bootleggers to race car drivers -- Political hijinks -- Society shocks and scandal.
- ISBN
- 9781626191051
- 1626191050
- LCCN
- ^^2014014547
- OCLC
- 876350028
- SCSB-10605347
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library