Portland on the Take:: Mid-Century Crime Bosses, Civic Corruption & Forgotten Murders

by J.D. Chandler, J.B. Fisher, J.B. Fisher

Book Overview

In an era when Portland's shipyards thrived, so, too, did corruption. The Red Scare that followed the 1934 Waterfront Strike allowed gangsters to gain control of some of the city's unions. Working in cahoots with high-ranking city officials, criminals like Al Winter and James Elkins gained power and influence, often using goon squads" of union men and hired criminals to enforce their will. Now authors JD Chandler and JB Fisher bring Portland's days...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1626197490
• ISBN13: 9781626197497
• Release Date: November 2014
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"