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- État
- Brand
- Unbranded
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- ISBN
- 0451498623
- Book Title
- Ghosts of Eden Park : The Bootleg King, the Women Who Pursued Him, and the Murder That Shocked Jazz-Age America
- Publisher
- Crown Publishing Group, T.H.E.
- Item Length
- 9.5 in
- Publication Year
- 2019
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1.4 in
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, True Crime, Law, History, Social Science
- Topic
- Murder / General, United States / 20th Century, United States / State & Local / MidWest (IA, Il, in, Ks, Mi, MN, Mo, Nd, Ne, Oh, Sd, Wi), Violence in Society, Criminals & Outlaws, Legal History, Historical
- Item Weight
- 23.8 Oz
- Item Width
- 6.4 in
- Number of Pages
- 432 Pages
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * 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 "Gatsby-era noir at its best."--Erik Larson An ID Book Club Selection * NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST HISTORY BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY SMITHSONIAN 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 cars 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 Justice Department 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. Praise for The Ghosts of Eden Park "An exhaustively researched, hugely entertaining work of popular history that . . . exhumes a colorful crew of once-celebrated characters and restores them to full-blooded life. . . . [Abbott's] métier is narrative nonfiction and--as this vibrant, enormously readable book makes clear--she is one of the masters of the art." -- The Wall Street Journal "Satisfyingly sensational and thoroughly researched." -- The Columbus Dispatch "Absorbing . . . a Prohibition-era page-turner." -- Chicago Tribune
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Publisher
Crown Publishing Group, T.H.E.
ISBN-10
0451498623
ISBN-13
9780451498625
eBay Product ID (ePID)
25038294343
Product Key Features
Book Title
Ghosts of Eden Park : The Bootleg King, the Women Who Pursued Him, and the Murder That Shocked Jazz-Age America
Number of Pages
432 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2019
Topic
Murder / General, United States / 20th Century, United States / State & Local / MidWest (IA, Il, in, Ks, Mi, MN, Mo, Nd, Ne, Oh, Sd, Wi), Violence in Society, Criminals & Outlaws, Legal History, Historical
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, True Crime, Law, History, Social Science
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.4 in
Item Weight
23.8 Oz
Item Length
9.5 in
Item Width
6.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Reviews
"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 "Karen Abbott has long shown a formidable talent for rescuing Gothic stories from the noirish margins of American history. In The Ghosts of Eden Park , she's done it once again. Here is a high-proof narrative from the Age of Excess, populated with real-life gangsters and flapper girls, but also with plenty of surprising characters who cut against type. This Prohibition-era tale of trapdoors and false bottoms, of wicked pleasures and brilliant deceptions, springs to life on the page--and has Hollywood written all over it." --Hampton Sides, New York Times bestselling author of In the Kingdom of Ice "In Karen Abbott's hands, the saga of bootlegger George Remus is more than just a rollicking tale of money, obsession, and murder (although it is certainly that), it's nonfiction's answer to The Great Gatsby and an instant classic. Scrupulously researched and packed with jaw-dropping details, The Ghosts of Eden Park is the most thrilling narrative I have read in a long time." --Gilbert King, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Devil in the Grove and Beneath a Ruthless Sun "In The Ghosts of Eden Park , historian Karen Abbott gifts us with a story of sex, madness, and murder in Jazz Age America that is as intoxicating as a hit of bootlegged bourbon. In Abbott's hands, truth is not only stranger than fiction, it's also a hell of a lot more thrilling. I couldn't turn the pages fast enough." --Susannah Cahalan, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Brain on Fire "Karen Abbott tells the story of Remus' rise and fall with a novelist's eye. . . . I was transfixed, not only by the incredible research that informed this compulsively readable book but also by what the story reveals about human nature, the interplay of brilliant and unpredictable individuals and the societies in which they live, and the way that greed, fame and lust can--and have--corrupted the motives of both lovers and enemies. If you are a fan of true crime, historical nonfiction and the Jazz Age, this is not a book to miss." -- BookPage (starred review) "Engrossing . . . This real-life page-turner will appeal to fans of Erik Larson." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Abbott continues her inquiry into sensational yet forgotten women's lives in this riveting combination of social history and true crime. . . . Smart and delectable [and] generating lots of buzz." -- Booklist "A spirited history . . . Abbott recounts in tense, vivid detail Remus's entanglement in intrigue, betrayal, madness, and violence. An entertaining tale ripped from the headlines of Jazz Age America." -- Kirkus Reviews, "Karen Abbott has long shown a formidable talent for rescuing Gothic stories from the noirish margins of American history. In The Ghosts of Eden Park , she's done it once again. Here is a high-proof narrative from the Age of Excess, populated with real-life gangsters and flapper girls, but also with plenty of surprising characters who cut against type. This Prohibition-era tale of trapdoors and false bottoms, of wicked pleasures and brilliant deceptions, springs to life on the page--and has Hollywood written all over it." --Hampton Sides, New York Times bestselling author of In the Kingdom of Ice "In Karen Abbott's hands, the saga of bootlegger George Remus is more than just a rollicking tale of money, obsession, and murder (although it is certainly that), it's nonfiction's answer to The Great Gatsby and an instant classic. Scrupulously researched and packed with jaw-dropping details, The Ghosts of Eden Park is the most thrilling narrative I have read in a long time." --Gilbert King, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Devil in the Grove and Beneath a Ruthless Sun "In The Ghosts of Eden Park , historian Karen Abbott gifts us with a story of sex, madness, and murder in Jazz Age America that is as intoxicating as a hit of bootlegged bourbon. In Abbott's hands, truth is not only stranger than fiction, it's also a hell of a lot more thrilling. I couldn't turn the pages fast enough." --Susannah Cahalan, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Brain on Fire "A spirited history . . . Abbott recounts in tense, vivid detail Remus's entanglement in intrigue, betrayal, madness, and violence. An entertaining tale ripped from the headlines of Jazz Age America." -- Kirkus Reviews "A stellar achievement . . . Like a skilled bartender in an underground speakeasy, Karen Abbott expertly blends superb storytelling with immersive historical detail to create a heady cocktail of bootlegging, betrayal, and blood-dark passion. So vivid is the world she conjures that I could viscerally taste the whiskey and smell the sweat--and hear the gunshots too. The Ghosts of Eden Park has that bittersweet brilliance of all great books: though I couldn't stop turning the pages, I never wanted it to end." --Kate Moore, New York Times bestselling author of The Radium Girls " The Ghosts of Eden Park is a story so strange, so salacious, it nearly defies belief. Exquisitely crafted and expertly rendered, this book weds high drama to rigorous scholarship. Karen Abbott has mastered the art of telling true stories as riveting and suspenseful as fiction." --Lindsey Fitzharris, bestselling author of The Butchering Art, "Karen Abbott has long shown a formidable talent for rescuing Gothic stories from the noirish margins of American history. In The Ghosts of Eden Park , she's done it once again. Here is a high-proof narrative from the Age of Excess, populated with real-life gangsters and flapper girls, but also with plenty of surprising characters who cut against type. This Prohibition-era tale of trapdoors and false bottoms, of wicked pleasures and brilliant deceptions, springs to life on the page--and has Hollywood written all over it." --Hampton Sides, New York Times bestselling author of In the Kingdom of Ice "In Karen Abbott's hands, the saga of bootlegger George Remus is more than just a rollicking tale of money, obsession, and murder (although it is certainly that), it's nonfiction's answer to The Great Gatsby and an instant classic. Scrupulously researched and packed with jaw-dropping details, The Ghosts of Eden Park is the most thrilling narrative I have read in a long time." --Gilbert King, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Devil in the Grove and Beneath a Ruthless Sun "In The Ghosts of Eden Park , historian Karen Abbott gifts us with a story of sex, madness, and murder in Jazz Age America that is as intoxicating as a hit of bootlegged bourbon. In Abbott's hands, truth is not only stranger than fiction, it's also a hell of a lot more thrilling. I couldn't turn the pages fast enough." --Susannah Cahalan, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Brain on Fire "Abbott continues her inquiry into sensational yet forgotten women's lives in this riveting combination of social history and true crime. . . . Smart and delectable [and] generating lots of buzz." -- Booklist "A spirited history . . . Abbott recounts in tense, vivid detail Remus's entanglement in intrigue, betrayal, madness, and violence. An entertaining tale ripped from the headlines of Jazz Age America." -- Kirkus Reviews "A stellar achievement . . . Like a skilled bartender in an underground speakeasy, Karen Abbott expertly blends superb storytelling with immersive historical detail to create a heady cocktail of bootlegging, betrayal, and blood-dark passion. So vivid is the world she conjures that I could viscerally taste the whiskey and smell the sweat--and hear the gunshots too. The Ghosts of Eden Park has that bittersweet brilliance of all great books: though I couldn't stop turning the pages, I never wanted it to end." --Kate Moore, New York Times bestselling author of The Radium Girls " The Ghosts of Eden Park is a story so strange, so salacious, it nearly defies belief. Exquisitely crafted and expertly rendered, this book weds high drama to rigorous scholarship. Karen Abbott has mastered the art of telling true stories as riveting and suspenseful as fiction." --Lindsey Fitzharris, bestselling author of The Butchering Art, " The Ghosts of Eden Park has prose so rich and evocative, you feel you're living the story--and it's 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 The Devil in the White City "In Karen Abbott's hands, the saga of bootlegger George Remus is more than just a rollicking tale of money, obsession, and murder (although it is certainly that), it's nonfiction's answer to The Great Gatsby and an instant classic. Scrupulously researched and packed with jaw-dropping details, The Ghosts of Eden Park is the most thrilling narrative I have read in a long time." --Gilbert King, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Devil in the Grove and Beneath a Ruthless Sun "With The Ghosts of Eden Park , historian Karen Abbott gifts us with a story of sex, madness, and murder in Jazz Age America that is as intoxicating as a hit of bootlegged bourbon. In Abbott's hands, truth is not only stranger than fiction, it's also a hell of a lot more thrilling. I couldn't turn the pages fast enough." --Susannah Cahalan, # 1 New York Times bestselling author of Brain on Fire
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