As James Madison once lamented
Local Color is like visiting a gallery exhibition
It’s just a beautiful accident of tide and
currents
by Grace Anselmo D'Amato details the wild past of the resort island — and the world of entertainment that called it home — from an insider's perspective
and Atlantic City's wild past from the author's 500 Club collection
Chance of A Lifetime tax-exempt As James Madison once lamentedIn the middle of the 20th Century, Atlantic City was the place where anything goes, everybody went, and the rules did not apply. Under a glamorous, seductive exterior, gambling and prostitution flourished, and the city accommodated every tourist's wish. Chance Of A Lifetime: Nucky Johnson, Skinny D'Amato, and How Atlantic City Became the Naughty Queen of Resorts, by Grace Anselmo D'Amato details the wild past of the resort island and the world of