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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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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