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03534aam a2200421Ki 4500 001 84D90DD6789511EA8FAC8C5897128E48 003 SILO 005 20200407010129 008 200324t20192019nyua edb 000 0deng d 020 $a 1432877038 020 $a 9781432877033 035 $a (OCoLC)1145889292 040 $a HQB $b eng $e rda $c HQB $d HFZ $d SILO 082 04 $a 345.771/02523 $2 23 100 1 $a Abbott, Karen, $d 1973- $e author. $4 aut. 245 14 $a The ghosts of Eden Park : $h [large print] / $b the bootleg king, the women who pursued him, and the murder that shocked jazz-age America / $c Karen Abbott. 250 $a Large print edition. 264 1 $a Waterville, Maine : $b Thorndike Press, $c 2019. 300 $a 651 pages : $b illustration ; $c 23 cm. 520 $a "The epic true crime story of bootlegger George Remus and the murder that shocked the nation, from the New York Times bestselling author of Sin in the Second City and Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy 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 Pontiacs 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 U.S. Attorney's office 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 Remus behind bars, Franklin and Imogene begin an affair and plot to ruin him, 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"-- $c Provided by publisher. 520 $a "A narrative history of George Remus, who the press called "king of the bootleggers," and a Jazz-Age murder trial"-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and notes. 505 00 $t The colossal vitality of his illusion. $t Careless people -- $t The colossal vitality of his illusion. 600 10 $a Remus, George, $d 1878-1952 $x Trials, litigation, etc. 650 0 $a Trials (Murder) $z Cincinnati $z Cincinnati $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a Uxoricide $x History $z Cincinnati $z Cincinnati $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a Alcohol trafficking $z United States $v Biography. 651 0 $a United States $x Social conditions $y 1918-1932. 655 7 $a Biographies. $2 lcgft. 655 7 $a True crime stories. $2 lcgft. 941 $a 5 945 $a lpt 952 $l CQPE926 $d 20211103010222.0 952 $l HCPC755 $d 20211025134709.0 952 $l BAPH771 $d 20210522010052.0 952 $l TDPH826 $d 20200703011638.0 952 $l HRPE845 $d 20200407021116.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=84D90DD6789511EA8FAC8C5897128E48Initiate Another SILO Locator Search