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by Ann Arnold

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A gripping account of rampant crime in Fort Worth, Texas, during the 1930s, through the 1950s, with hoodlums, gamblers, murderers, dopers, pimps, and lawmen on the take. The author recounts the days when Fort Worth was as wide open as Las Vegas with gambling and crime that rivaled New York and Chicago with mob hits, exploding cars, and late-night police raids. The personalities were larger than life, some went on to fame in other parts of the country such as Las Vegas gambling pioneer Benny Binion. While others met an early demise such as Herbert "The Cat" Noble.

Jacksboro Highway resembled "The Strip" in Las Vegas with casinos and night clubs that served as the epicenter for illegal activity, and the money and the blood flowed, while the law turned a blind eye to the mayhem. Ann Arnold gives a detailed account of almost two dozen gangland slayings and spills the beans, naming names of those indicted, complete with the final report of a special grand jury that ended the era.

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  • Title Gamblers & Gangsters: Fort Worth's Jacksboro Highway in the 1940s & 1950s
  • Author Ann Arnold
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition 1st Am. Edn.
  • Pages 232
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Eakin Press, Austin, Texas
  • Publication date 1998-12-01
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
  • ISBN 9781571682505 / 1571682503
  • Weight 0.6 lbs (0.27 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.6 in (21.34 x 13.72 x 1.52 cm)
  • Category History - U.S.
  • Library of Congress subjects Fort Worth (Tex.) - History - 20th century -, Criminals - Texas - Fort Worth - History -
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 98028262
  • Dewey Decimal Code 976.453

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