Bibliograph

The ghosts of Eden Park, the bootleg king, the women who pursued him, and the murder that shocked jazz-age America, Karen Abbott

Type

Label

The ghosts of Eden Park, the bootleg king, the women who pursued him, and the murder that shocked jazz-age America, Karen Abbott

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and notes

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The ghosts of Eden Park

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1145889292

Responsibility statement

Karen Abbott

Sub title

the bootleg king, the women who pursued him, and the murder that shocked jazz-age America

Summary

"The epic true crime story of bootlegger George Remus 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 Remus behind bars, Franklin and Imogene begin an affair and plot to ruin him, 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"--, Provided by publisher"A narrative history of George Remus, who the press called "king of the bootleggers," and a Jazz-Age murder trial"--, Provided by publisher

Target audience

adult

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