Wicked Newport: Kentucky's Sin City by Thomas Barker (English) Paperback Book

Description: Wicked Newport: Kentucky's Sin City by Thomas Barker, Gary W. Potter Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description Controlled by the heavy hand of the mob and fueled by government corruption,Newport evolved through the nineteenth and twentieth centuries into anotoriously robust center of criminal activity. With top political and lawenforcement officials often on the take, the seedy status quo became soexcessive that a May 1961 issue of "Time" magazine declared, "Newport hasdeveloped such a gaudy brand of gambling and prostitution that it stands todayas one of the nations most blatant sin centers."Eastern Kentucky UniversityProfessors Gary Potter and Thomas Barker, both experts on organized crime,along with Jenna Meglen, offer up a captivating chronicle of Newportscriminal development, complete with thought-provoking assessments ofthe possible advantages that organized crime brought to the city commonlyconsidered to be Las Vegass predecessor. Publisher Description Controlled by the heavy hand of the mob and fueled by government corruption,Newport evolved through the nineteenth and twentieth centuries into anotoriously robust center of criminal activity. With top political and lawenforcement officials often on the take, the seedy status quo became soexcessive that a May 1961 issue of "Time" magazine declared, "Newport hasdeveloped such a gaudy brand of gambling and prostitution that it stands todayas one of the nation's most blatant sin centers."Eastern Kentucky UniversityProfessors Gary Potter and Thomas Barker, both experts on organized crime,along with Jenna Meglen, offer up a captivating chronicle of Newport'scriminal development, complete with thought-provoking assessments ofthe possible advantages that organized crime brought to the city commonlyconsidered to be Las Vegas's predecessor. Author Biography THOMAS BARKER is Professor of Criminal Justice and Police Studies at Eastern Kentucky University. Details ISBN 159629549X ISBN-13 9781596295490 Title Wicked Newport: Kentucky's Sin City Author Thomas Barker, Gary W. Potter Format Paperback Year 2008 Pages 116 Publisher History Press (SC) GE_Item_ID:140280897; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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ISBN-13: 9781596295490

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Book Title: Wicked Newport : Kentucky's Sin City

Number of Pages: 128 Pages

Language: English

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Item Height: 0.3 in

Topic: Judicial Power, Sociology / General, United States / State & Local / South (Al, Ar, Fl, Ga, Ky, La, ms, Nc, SC, Tn, VA, WV), General, Organized Crime, Criminals & Outlaws, Criminology

Publication Year: 2008

Illustrator: Yes

Genre: Law, True Crime, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography, History

Item Weight: 8 Oz

Author: Thomas Barker, Gary W. Potter, Jenna Meglen

Item Length: 9 in

Book Series: Wicked Ser.

Item Width: 6 in

Format: Trade Paperback