City of devils, the two men who ruled the underworld of old Shanghai, Paul French
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City of devils, the two men who ruled the underworld of old Shanghai, Paul French
Language
eng
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no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
City of devils
Oclc number
1020295726
Responsibility statement
Paul French
Sub title
the two men who ruled the underworld of old Shanghai
Summary
"In the 1930s, Shanghai was a haven for outlaws from all over the world: a place where pasts could be forgotten, fascism and communism outrun, names invented, fortunes made--and lost. 'Lucky' Jack Riley was the most notorious of those outlaws. An ex-Navy boxing champion, he escaped from prison in the States, spotted a craze for gambling and rose to become the Slot King of Shanghai. "Dapper" Joe Farren--a Jewish boy who fled Vienna's ghetto with a dream of dance halls--ruled the nightclubs. His chorus lines rivaled Ziegfeld's. In 1940 they bestrode the Shanghai Badlands like kings, while all around the Solitary Island was poverty, starvation and genocide. They thought they ruled Shanghai; but the city had other ideas."--Dust jacket
Table Of Contents
The Devil's last dance -- The rise to greatness -- The lords of misrule -- The hour between dog and wolf -- The fallen city
Classification
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Subject
- Noncitizens -- China -- Shanghai -- Social conditions -- 20th century
- Crime
- Riley, Jack, 1897-
- 1900-1999
- History
- Farren, Joe, 1893-1941
- Shanghai (China) -- History -- 20th century
- Aliens + Social conditions
- Manners and customs
- China + Shanghai
- Shanghai (China) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century
- Noncitizens -- China -- Shanghai -- History -- 20th century
- Noncitizens -- China -- Shanghai -- Social life and customs -- 20th century
- Aliens
- Crime -- China -- Shanghai -- History -- 20th century
- Criminals -- China -- Shanghai -- History -- 20th century
- Criminals
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- Subject17
- Noncitizens -- China -- Shanghai -- Social conditions -- 20th century
- Crime
- Riley, Jack, 1897-
- 1900-1999
- History
- Farren, Joe, 1893-1941
- Shanghai (China) -- History -- 20th century
- Aliens + Social conditions
- Manners and customs
- China + Shanghai
- Shanghai (China) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century
- Noncitizens -- China -- Shanghai -- History -- 20th century
- Noncitizens -- China -- Shanghai -- Social life and customs -- 20th century
- Aliens
- Crime -- China -- Shanghai -- History -- 20th century
- Criminals -- China -- Shanghai -- History -- 20th century
- Criminals
- Content1
- Author1
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