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Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2013]
Language
English
Description
Chronicles the life and times of Enoch 'Nucky' Thompson, Atlantic City's undisputed czar at a time when Prohibition proved to be a major catalyst in the rise of organized crime in America. Season three begins on New Year's Eve 1922-23. The roaring '20s are about to start; though the economy is booming, alcohol has become scarce, competition is fierce, and gangster violence is heating up.
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Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
Beginning six years after season four, the country is in the throes of the Great Depression--a stark contrast with the Roaring Twenties. With the end of Prohibition in sight, Nucky is looking to legitimize himself by forging alliances with liquor producers, including Bacardi in Cuba.
Author
Publisher
New York University Press
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of the relationship between organized crime and organized labor explaining how the Cosa Nostra families first gained power in the early twentieth century, the federal efforts since 1972 to move aggressively against members of the mob.
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Series
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing Inc
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
At the dawn of the twentieth century, Galveston was a beacon of opportunity on the Texas Gulf Coast. Dubbed the "Wall Street of the Southwest," its laissez-faire reputation called those hungry for success to its shores. Led by brothers Salvatore and Rosario at the height of Prohibition, the Maceo family answered that call and changed the Oleander City forever. They built an island empire of gambling, smuggling and prostitution that lasted three decades....
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