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The Vapors: A Southern Family, the New York Mob, and the Rise and Fall of Hot Springs, America's Forgotten Capital of Vice by David Hill

November 7, 2020 by Jake 1 Comment

Part of my family is from Arkansas. I never knew Hot Springs to be such a den of vice! This is about as entertaining as true crime can get, especially if you like mob tales as I do. There are three running threads in the story: Dane, Owney, and Hazel. Dane becomes the top man for gambling in the city almost by accident but does all he can to legalize it. His ideas are actually ingenious but he’s consistently working against Arkansas’ theocratic bureaucracy. Owney, […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: Arkansas, David Hill, gambling, Hot Springs, Mob, The Vapors, true crime

Jake's CBR12 Review No:170 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: Arkansas, David Hill, gambling, Hot Springs, Mob, The Vapors, true crime ·
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