What was the name of the series about Atlantic city during prohibition
Former Press of Atlantic City reporter Thomas Peele introduced the Mr. Johnson. Johnson consulted with Peele while Peele was a reporter in Atlantic City and Johnson a lawyer. Peele praised Johnson’s work on the book, Boardwalk Empire, which inspired the HBO show of the same name. The HBO television series is based on a chapter of the book Boardwalk Empire: The Birth, High Times, and Corruption of Atlantic City, by Nelson Johnson (no relation). In Louis Malle 's Atlantic City, aging gangster Lou (Burt Lancaster) mentions an incident involving Nucky Johnson. Marla Nicole Shivers-July 17, 2015. The critically-acclaimed original dramatic television series from HBO, “Boardwalk Empire” tells the story of corruption that takes place in Atlantic City, New Jersey during the Prohibition era. Set in the Prohibition era of the 1920s Boardwalk Empire is the story of Enoch Nucky Thompson, the treasurer of Atlantic County, Atlantic City, New Jersey. The series “Boardwalk Empire” is based in part on a book by the same name, a history of Atlantic City from its creation in the 19th century up to the present, by Nelson Johnson, a Superior Court judge in New Jersey. For a taste of Old Atlantic City as depicted in HBO’s Boardwalk Empire, head next door to the Irish Pub, a turn-of-the century building that was a speakeasy and boarding house (with a different name) during Prohibition. The critically-acclaimed original dramatic television series from HBO, “Boardwalk Empire” tells the story of corruption that takes place in Atlantic City, New Jersey during the Prohibition era. On Boardwalk Empire, Steve Buscemi's character, Nucky Thompson, is modeled after Enoch Nucky Johnson, the corrupt county treasurer of Atlantic City during the Prohibition years. Atlantic City - Boardwalk Empire, the new 1920's prohibition era mini-series premieres on HBO Sunday Sept 19th. Storyline. Set in the Prohibition era of the 1920s Boardwalk Empire is the story of Enoch Nucky Thompson, the treasurer of Atlantic County, Atlantic City, New Jersey.
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