Storied & Scandalous Wisconsin
A History of Mischief and Menace, Heroes and Heartbreak
Erschienen am 1. Oktober 2020
256 Seiten
978-1-4930-4758-1 (ISBN)
Beschreibung
True, shocking tales from Wisconsin's seamy past. Author Anna Lardinois synthesizes well-researched information into cohesive tales of terrible fires, vengeful call girls, famous flim-flam men, and eye-brow archingly suspicious deaths. Meet mob boss Frank Balistrieri and discover the havoc he wreaked. Read the stories of red light districts, rum runners, crimes, and tragedies.
Weitere Details
Sprache
Englisch
Verlagsort
New York
USA
Illustrationen
41 BW Photos
Dateigröße
4,45 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-4930-4758-1 (9781493047581)
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Person
Anna Lardinois owns Gothic Milwaukee, offering the city's most popular haunted, historical walking tours. She is also the author of Milwaukee Ghosts and Legends, and the creator of Walking Milwaukee, a collection of self-guided tours that explore the best of Cream City's history and architecture.
Inhalt
- Intro
- Contents
- Introduction
- 1. Wisconsin's Famously Infamous: Storied, Scandalous, and Still Talked About
- 2. Dangerous Love: Storied, Scandalous, and Deadly
- 3. Vice in Wisconsin: Storied, Scandalous, and Forbidden
- 4. Organized Crime in the Badger State: Storied, Scandalous, and Mobbed-Up
- 5. Peril on the Great Lakes: Storied, Scandalous, and Shipwrecked
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Author
