Wicked Newport
Kentucky's Sin City
Nonfiction, Travel, United States, South, Social & Cultural Studies, True Crime, Biography & Memoir
| Author: | Dr. Thomas Barker, Dr. Gary W. Potter, Jenna Meglen | ISBN: | 9781625841179 |
| Publisher: | Arcadia Publishing Inc. | Publication: | October 10, 2008 |
| Imprint: | The History Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Dr. Thomas Barker, Dr. Gary W. Potter, Jenna Meglen |
| ISBN: | 9781625841179 |
| Publisher: | Arcadia Publishing Inc. |
| Publication: | October 10, 2008 |
| Imprint: | The History Press |
| Language: | English |
Controlled by the heavy hand of the mob and fueled by government corruption, Newport evolved through the nineteenth and twentieth centuries into a notoriously robust center of criminal activity. With top political and law enforcement officials often on the take, the seedy status quo became so excessive that a May 1961 issue of Time magazine declared, �Newport has developed such a gaudy brand of gambling and prostitution that it stands today as one of the nation�s most blatant sin centers.� Eastern Kentucky University Professors Gary Potter and Thomas Barker, both experts on organized crime, along with Jenna Meglen, offer up a captivating chronicle of Newport�s criminal development, complete with thought-provoking assessments of the possible advantages that organized crime brought to the city commonly considered to be Las Vegas�s predecessor.
Controlled by the heavy hand of the mob and fueled by government corruption, Newport evolved through the nineteenth and twentieth centuries into a notoriously robust center of criminal activity. With top political and law enforcement officials often on the take, the seedy status quo became so excessive that a May 1961 issue of Time magazine declared, �Newport has developed such a gaudy brand of gambling and prostitution that it stands today as one of the nation�s most blatant sin centers.� Eastern Kentucky University Professors Gary Potter and Thomas Barker, both experts on organized crime, along with Jenna Meglen, offer up a captivating chronicle of Newport�s criminal development, complete with thought-provoking assessments of the possible advantages that organized crime brought to the city commonly considered to be Las Vegas�s predecessor.
