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Empire of sin a story of sex, jazz, murder, and the battle for modern New Orleans

"From bestselling author Gary Krist, a vibrant and immersive account of New Orleans' other civil war, at a time when commercialized vice, jazz culture, and endemic crime defined the battlegrounds of the Crescent City. Empire of Sin re-creates the remarkable story of New Orleans' thirty-years war aga...

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Main Author: Krist, Gary (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Crown, [2014]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
New Orleans (La.) > History > 20th century.
Storyville (New Orleans, La.) > History > 20th century.
New Orleans (La.) > Social conditions > 20th century.
Storyville (New Orleans, La.) > Social conditions > 20th century.
Anderson, Thomas Charles, > 1858-1931.
Crime > Louisiana > New Orleans > History > 20th century.
Murder > Louisiana > New Orleans > History > 20th century.
Corruption > Louisiana > New Orleans > History > 20th century.
Jazz > Social aspects > Louisiana > New Orleans > History > 20th century.
Sex customs > Louisiana > New Orleans > History > 20th century.
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Summary:"From bestselling author Gary Krist, a vibrant and immersive account of New Orleans' other civil war, at a time when commercialized vice, jazz culture, and endemic crime defined the battlegrounds of the Crescent City. Empire of Sin re-creates the remarkable story of New Orleans' thirty-years war against itself, pitting the city's elite 'better half' against its powerful and long-entrenched underworld of vice, perversity, and crime. This early-20th-century battle centers on one man: Tom Anderson, the undisputed czar of the city's Storyville vice district, who fights desperately to keep his empire intact as it faces onslaughts from all sides. Surrounding him are the stories of flamboyant prostitutes, crusading moral reformers, dissolute jazzmen, ruthless Mafiosi, venal politicians, and one extremely violent serial killer, all battling for primacy in a wild and wicked city unlike any other in the world"--Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:416 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-344) and index.
ISBN:0770437060 (hardback)
9780770437060 (hardback)
0770437087 (paperback)
9780770437084 (paperback)
Author Notes:Gary Krist was born in Jersey City, New Jersey in 1957. He graduated from Princeton University and studied literature at the Universitaet Konstanz on a Fulbright Scholarship. He is an author and journalist. His first collection of short stories, The Garden State, was published in 1988 and won the Sue Kaufman Prize for First Fiction. His other works of fiction include Bone by Bone, Bad Chemistry, Chaos Theory, and Extravagance. His non-fiction works include The White Cascade: The Great Northern Railway Disaster and America's Deadliest Avalanche and City of Scoundrels: The 12 Days of Disaster that Gave Birth to Modern Chicago. He is a regular book reviewer for the New York Times Book Review, Salon, and the Washington Post Book World. He has won numerous awards including the Stephen Crane Award and a Lowell Thomas Gold Medal for Travel Journalism.

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