Satan's playground : mobsters and movie stars at America's greatest gaming resort /

History of the gambling industry in and around Tijuana at the start of the 20th century that traces its growth alongside the growth of Southern California and also explores its impact on crime, gangs, political corruption, and prohibition.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Vanderwood, Paul J.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Durham [N.C.] : Duke University Press, 2010.
Colección:American encounters/global interactions.
Temas:
1900-1999
Gambling industry > Mexico > Tijuana (Baja California) > History > 20th century.
Gambling industry > Mexican-American Border Region > History > 20th century.
Gambling industry > Social aspects > Mexico > Tijuana (Baja California)
Gambling industry > Social aspects > Mexican-American Border Region.
Jeux de hasard > Industrie > Mexique > Tijuana (Basse-Californie) > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Jeux de hasard > Industrie > Région frontalière mexicano-américaine > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Jeux de hasard > Industrie > Aspect social > Mexique > Tijuana (Basse-Californie)
Jeux de hasard > Industrie > Aspect social > Région frontalière mexicano-américaine.
TRUE CRIME > Organized Crime.
HISTORY > Latin America > Mexico.
Gambling industry
Mexico > Tijuana (Baja California)
North America > Mexican-American Border Region
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The mob strikes the border barons
  • Mobs
  • Playground of the hemisphere
  • Fortuitous breaks
  • Border Babylon
  • King of border vice
  • "They're off!"
  • Prohibition's bounty
  • The new wave
  • Agua Caliente in gestation
  • Building Camelot
  • Captain Jerry's day
  • "Silent" Marty's oration
  • Veracity
  • Fixes
  • Sentencing and censoring
  • Hollywood's playground
  • "Place your bets!"
  • Get the barons!
  • Fools and thieves
  • A dead cock in the pit
  • What ever happened to?
  • Ghosts.

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