Empire of sin: A Story of Sex, Jazz, Murder, and the Battle for Modern New Orleans
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2014
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"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"--
Subjects
Subjects
Anderson, Thomas Charles
Anderson, Thomas Charles, -- 1858-1931
Corruption
Corruption -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- History -- 20th century
Crime
Crime -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- History -- 20th century
Electronic books
History
HISTORY / United States / State & Local / South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Jazz
Jazz -- Social aspects -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- History -- 20th century
Murder
Murder -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- History -- 20th century
New Orleans (La.) -- History -- 20th century
New Orleans (La.) -- Social conditions -- 20th century
Nonfiction
Serial Killers
Serial Killers -- Murder
Sex customs
Sex customs -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- History -- 20th century
Social aspects
Social conditions
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban
Sociology
South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV) -- State & Local
Storyville (New Orleans, La.) -- History -- 20th century
Storyville (New Orleans, La.) -- Social conditions -- 20th century
True Crime
TRUE CRIME / Murder / Serial Killers
Urban
Urban -- Sociology
Anderson, Thomas Charles, -- 1858-1931
Corruption
Corruption -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- History -- 20th century
Crime
Crime -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- History -- 20th century
Electronic books
History
HISTORY / United States / State & Local / South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Jazz
Jazz -- Social aspects -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- History -- 20th century
Murder
Murder -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- History -- 20th century
New Orleans (La.) -- History -- 20th century
New Orleans (La.) -- Social conditions -- 20th century
Nonfiction
Serial Killers
Serial Killers -- Murder
Sex customs
Sex customs -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- History -- 20th century
Social aspects
Social conditions
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban
Sociology
South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV) -- State & Local
Storyville (New Orleans, La.) -- History -- 20th century
Storyville (New Orleans, La.) -- Social conditions -- 20th century
True Crime
TRUE CRIME / Murder / Serial Killers
Urban
Urban -- Sociology
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ISBN:
9780770437060
9780770437077
9780770437077
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title_display | Empire of sin : a story of sex, jazz, murder, and the battle for modern New Orleans | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
title_full | Empire of Sin A Story of Sex, Jazz, Murder, and the Battle for Modern New Orleans Empire of Sin A Story of Sex, Jazz, Murder, and the Battle for Modern New Orleans [eBook] Krist, Gary. Empire of sin : a story of sex, jazz, murder, and the battle for modern New Orleans / Gary Krist | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
title_short | Empire of sin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
title_sub | A Story of Sex, Jazz, Murder, and the Battle for Modern New Orleans | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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