Ghosts of Eden Park: The Bootleg King, the Women Who Pursued Him, and the Murder That Shocked Jazz-Age America

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THE GHOSTS OF EDEN PARK  is an expertly written and researched account of the life and crimes of George Remus, one of the first and most successful bootleggers during the Prohibition era. Called "The King of Bootleggers" and at one time controlling 35 percent of the liquor in the United States.  Abbott chronicles his rise and eventual fall at the hands of his wife and the FBI.

 

THIS COPY (shown below) was hand signed on the title page by Karen Abbott at the store. It is a new, unread first edition opened only for signing and comes with a certificate authenticating the signature. Published in August, 2019 by Crown, an imprint of Penguin Random House.

 

KAREN ABBOTT (pictured below from our Wall of Fame) is a New York Times bestselling author of numerous and varied histories, including American Rose about the infamous burlesque performer Gypsy Lee Rose and Liar, Temptress, Solider, Spy about the efforts of women during the Civil War, which was named one of the best books of the year by Library Journal and the Christian Science Monitor. Thank you Karen Abbott for signing our books.

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