{"product_id":"the-ghosts-of-eden-park-the-bootleg-king-the-women-who-pursued-him-and-the-murder-that-shocked-jazz-age-america-paperback","title":"The Ghosts of Eden Park: The Bootleg King, the Women Who Pursued Him, and the Murder That Shocked Jazz-Age America - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKaren Abbott\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER - The epic true crime story of the most successful bootlegger in American history and the murder that shocked the nation, from the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eSin in the Second City\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLiar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Gatsby-era noir at its best.\"--Erik Larson\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn ID Book Club Selection - \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eNAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST HISTORY BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY \u003ci\u003eSMITHSONIAN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePioneering 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCombining deep historical research with novelistic flair, \u003ci\u003eThe Ghosts of Eden Park\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Ghosts of Eden Park\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"An exhaustively researched, hugely entertaining work of popular history that . . . exhumes a colorful crew of once-celebrated characters and restores them to full-blooded life. . . . [Abbott's] métier is narrative nonfiction and--as this vibrant, enormously readable book makes clear--she is one of the masters of the art.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Satisfyingly sensational and thoroughly researched.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Columbus Dispatch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Absorbing . . . a Prohibition-era page-turner.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbbot Kahler\u003c\/b\u003e (formerly known as Karen Abbott) is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eSin in the Second City; American Rose; Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy;\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Ghosts of Eden Park\u003c\/i\u003e. A native of Philadelphia, she now lives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 05, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52033429176621,"sku":"9780451498632","price":19.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/aSs3aEt3dFNZN0V6T0ZNUjZLWnR0Zz09.webp?v=1777596660","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-ghosts-of-eden-park-the-bootleg-king-the-women-who-pursued-him-and-the-murder-that-shocked-jazz-age-america-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}