City of Devils
From Paul French, the New York Times bestselling author of Midnight in Peking--winner of both the Edgar Award for Best Fact Crime and the CWA Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction--comes City of Devils, a rags-to-riches tale of two self-made men set against a backdrop of crime and vice in… Celý popis ↓
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City of Devils
From Paul French, the New York Times bestselling author of Midnight in Peking--winner of both the Edgar Award for Best Fact Crime and the CWA Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction--comes City of Devils, a rags-to-riches tale of two self-made men set against a backdrop of crime and vice in the sprawling badlands of Shanghai.Shanghai, 1930s: It was a haven for outlaws from all over the world: a place where pasts could be forgotten, fascism and communism outrun, names invented, and fortunes made--and lost. An ex-U.S. "Lucky" Jack Riley was the most notorious of those outlaws.
"Dapper" Joe Farren--a Jewish boy who fled Vienna's ghetto--ruled the nightclubs. Navy boxing champion, he escaped from prison and rose to become the Slots King of Shanghai. His chorus lines rivaled Ziegfeld's.In 1940, Lucky Jack and Dapper Joe bestrode the Shanghai
Parametre
- Výrobca
- Macmillan USA
- Autor
- Paul French
- Jazyk
- anglické
- ISBN
- 1250170591
- Počet strán
- 298
- Väzba
- Brožovaná bez přebalu matná
- Rok vydania
- 2019
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