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Capital of the World

<DIV><DIV><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">In the same absorbing style that characterized his bestseller <I>Lost Hollywood, </I>David Wallace presents a the Prohibition-era personalities and events that made New York City the cultural and financial capital of the world. Sex, sin, song, work, sports, play—all these aspects of New York and more are told through a rich array of anecdotes and “inside” profiles of the individuals that personified them in a defining decade.</P><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> </P><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">As no book has to date,<I> Capital of the World</I> brings alive New York during a period that saw speakeasies, the rise of the Mafia, women achieving the right to vote, the birth of radio and mass communication, and the beginnings of gossip as a business. This was also an era abuzz with the arts, film, fashion, jazz, baseball, and boxing.</P><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> </P><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Among the many personality driven themes so richly addressed in <I>Capital of the World</I>:</P><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> </P><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">* Sherman Billingsely's Stork Club and Prohibition * Martha Graham and modern dance * Babe Ruth and sports * David Sarnoff and radio * Alexander Woollcott, Dorothy Parker, and the rest of The Round Table * Lucky Luciano and organized crime * Mayor Jimmy “Gentleman Jim” Walker and politics * Madam Polly Adler and the brothels * Walter Winchell and the birth of gossip journalism * The Cotton Club and the Harlem Renaissance * And much more...</P><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> </P><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> </DIV></DIV>
 

  Autore: Wallace David  
  Editore: Lyons Pr  
  Isbn: 0762780150  
  EAN : 9780762780150  
  Data pub. 04 Sep 12  
  Collana: Lyons Pr (Paperback)  
  Classificazione:HISTORY  
  Pagine: 289  
  Prezzo: € 14,50  







 
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