Arkansas godfather : the story of Owney Madden and how he hijacked Middle America / Graham Nown.

By:

Nown, Graham

Contributor(s):

Butler Center for Arkansas Studies [issuing body.]

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Little Rock, AR : The Butler Center for Arkansas Studies, Central Arkansas Library System, [2013]Description: 1 online resource (376 pages) : illustrationsContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9781935106579
1935106570

Uniform titles:

English godfather

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Arkansas godfatherDDC classification:

364.1092 23

LOC classification:

HV6248.M245 N68 2013eb

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Summary: "Owney Madden lived a seemingly quiet life for decades in the resort town of Hot Springs, Arkansas, while he was actually helping some of America's most notorious gangsters rule a vast criminal empire. In 1987, Graham Nown first told Madden's story in his book The English Godfather, in which he traced Madden's boyhood in England, his immigration to New York City, and his rise to mob boss. Nown also uncovered a love story involving Madden and the daughter of the Hot Springs postmaster. Before his arrival in Hot Springs, Madden was one of the most powerful gangsters in New York City and former owner of the famous Cotton Club in Harlem. The story of his life shows us a world where people can break the law without ever getting caught, and where criminality is so entwined in government and society that one might wonder what is legality and what isn't."--Publisher descriptionOther editions: Reproduction of (manifestation): Nown, Graham. English godfather.

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Originally published under title: The English godfather. London : Ward Lock, 1987.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 361-363) and index.

"Owney Madden lived a seemingly quiet life for decades in the resort town of Hot Springs, Arkansas, while he was actually helping some of America's most notorious gangsters rule a vast criminal empire. In 1987, Graham Nown first told Madden's story in his book The English Godfather, in which he traced Madden's boyhood in England, his immigration to New York City, and his rise to mob boss. Nown also uncovered a love story involving Madden and the daughter of the Hot Springs postmaster. Before his arrival in Hot Springs, Madden was one of the most powerful gangsters in New York City and former owner of the famous Cotton Club in Harlem. The story of his life shows us a world where people can break the law without ever getting caught, and where criminality is so entwined in government and society that one might wonder what is legality and what isn't."--Publisher description

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