Newport : the sin city years
Record details
- ISBN: 0738586927
- ISBN: 9780738586922
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Physical Description:
127 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
print - Publisher: Charleston, SC : Arcadia Pub., 2010.
Content descriptions
Formatted Contents Note: | Moonshine and money -- The syndicate comes to town -- Gambling, girls, and graft -- Newport cleans up -- The quarterback gets sacked -- Newport gets dirty again -- A new Newport. |
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Available copies
- 4 of 5 copies available at Kenton County.
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- 1 current hold with 5 total copies.
Other Formats and Editions
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Covington Branch | K 364.106 C262n 2010 (Text) | 33126022668952 | KY Nonfiction | Available | - |
Covington Branch | K 364.106 C262n 2010 (Text) | 33126022668960 | Display | Available | - |
Erlanger Branch | K 364.106 C262n 2010 (Text) | 33126021785054 | KY Nonfiction | Available | - |
Independence Branch | K 364.106 C262n 2010 (Text) | 33126021785062 | Adult Nonfiction | Checked out | 04/02/2024 |
Independence Branch | K 364.106 C262n 2010 (Text) | 33126022668978 | KY Nonfiction | Available | - |
- Arcadia Publishing
Located in Northern Kentucky, Newport is a small, historic river town bustling with business in a respectful and developing community. While it is now known for its charm, Newport once had a dark and sinister past known as its "Sin City years."
Newport earned its reputation for vice, crime, political corruption, bootlegging, casinos, brothels, and bookie joints early in the city's history. During the Civil War, soldiers stationed at the Newport Barracks were offered entertainment from various saloons and bordellos located in the city. At the turn of the 20th century, John Thompson, a Newport native, invented the Thompson Machine Gun. The "tommy gun" was made infamous by gangsters during Prohibition. Citizens of Newport, fed up with the city's sordid reputation, eventually banded together to drive out the vice and reclaim their city. After a long struggle, Newport is now a pleasant and enchanting community.