A colorful account of reform efforts to eradicate sin, corruption and violence in early20thcentury new orleans. He has been the recipient of the stephen crane award, the sue kaufman prize from the american academy of arts and letters, a lowell thomas gold. From bestselling author gary krist, a vibrant and immersive account of new orleans other civil war, at a time when commercialized vice, jazz culture, and endemic crime defined the battlegrounds of the crescent city empire of sin recreates the remarkable story of new orleans thirtyyears war against itself, pitting the citys elite better half against its powerful and longentrenched. I can attest, as a native of new orleans, that in empire of sin he has captured the flavors and class nuances of the town. Before turning to narrative nonfiction with the white cascade 2007, a book about the 1910 wellington avalanche, city of scoundrels 2012, about chicagos tragic summer of 1919, and empire of sin 2014, about the reform. A story of sex, jazz, murder, and the battle for modern new orleans is a 2014 nonfiction book by american author gary krist. A story of sex, jazz, murder, and the battle for modern new orleans, and more on. He is the author of the bestselling empire of sin and city of scoundrels, as well as the acclaimed the white cascade. Oct 24, 2014 empire of sin is krist s meticulously researched, mesmerizing account of new orleans outsized vice wars.
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