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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Booklist Review     Library Journal Review     Publisher Weekly Review     Table of Contents     More Content       More by this author     Abbott, Karen, 1973-     Subjects     Remus, George, 1878-1952 -- Trials, litigation, etc.     Trials (Murder) -- Ohio -- Cincinnati -- History -- 20th century.     Uxoricide -- Law and legislation -- Ohio -- Cincinnati -- History -- 20th century.     Alcohol trafficking -- United States -- Biography.     United States -- Social conditions -- 1918-1932.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Abbott, Karen, 1973-       by title:      The ghosts of Eden P...       by call number:      345.771 A132g     Search the Web     Abbott, Karen, 1973-     Remus, George, 1878-1952 -- Trials, litigation, etc.     Trials (Murder) -- Ohio -- Cincinnati -- History -- 20th century.     Uxoricide -- Law and legislation -- Ohio -- Cincinnati -- History -- 20th century.     Alcohol trafficking -- United States -- Biography.     United States -- Social conditions -- 1918-1932.       MARC Display

The ghosts of Eden Park : the bootleg king, the women who pursued him, and the murder that shocked jazz-age America / Karen Abbott. by Abbott, Karen, 1973- Crown, 2019. Call #: 345.771 A132g Subjects Remus, George, 1878-1952 -- Trials, litigation, etc.   Trials (Murder) -- Ohio -- Cincinnati -- History -- 20th century.   Uxoricide -- Law and legislation -- Ohio -- Cincinnati -- History -- 20th century.   Alcohol trafficking -- United States -- Biography.   United States -- Social conditions -- 1918-1932. ISBN:  9780451498625 (hc.) Alternate title:  Bootleg king, the women who pursued him, and the murder that shocked jazz-age America Edition:  1st ed. Description:  xviii, 405 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. Summary:  "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."--From publisher. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status Due Date   J. D. Shatford Memorial Public Library Adult Nonfiction 345.771 A132g Adult books Checked out Jul 02, 2024 Add Copy to MyList Halifax North Memorial Public Library Adult Nonfiction 345.771 A132g Adult books Checked in   Add Copy to MyList

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