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Nelson Johnson will speak about his book, Boardwalk Empire: The Birth, High Times and Corruption of Atlantic City. His book, which inspired the hit HBO series, is the first to make sense of Atlantic City- a bustling little city by the seashore. Atlantic City's popularity rose int he early 20th century and peaked during Prohibition.
Author Nelson Johnson traces "AC" from its birth as a quiet seaside health resort, through the notorious backroom politics and power struggles, to the city's astonishing rebirth as an entertainment and gambling mecca where anything goes.
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