{"product_id":"wicked-newport-thomas-barker-9781596295490","title":"Wicked Newport: Kentucky's Sin City","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eControlled 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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas Barker, Gary W. Potter, Jenna Meglen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 159629549X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781596295490\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e History Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 6.00w x 0.40d","brand":"Thomas Barker","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43991657873663,"sku":"9781596295490","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_53be391c-f128-4482-ac9b-f407325a9723.jpg?v=1683311525","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/wicked-newport-thomas-barker-9781596295490","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}