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The King of Skid Row : John Bacich and the Twilight Years of Old Minneapolis / James Eli Shiffer.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Shiffer, James Eli, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bacich, John, 1919-2012.
- Bacich, John.
- Skid row--Minnesota--Minneapolis--History.
- Skid row.
- Businessmen--Minnesota--Biography.
- Businessmen.
- Minneapolis (Minn.)--History.
- Minneapolis (Minn.).
- Gateway District (Minneapolis, Minn.)--History.
- Gateway District (Minneapolis, Minn.).
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (192 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, [2016]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- "Following John Bacich, who documented the last days of downtown Minneapolis's Skid Row neighborhood in the 1950s, The King of Skid Row recreates the violent, alcohol-soaked history of an area of the city now completely redesigned and developed, transformed dramatically from its gritty past"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Cover; Contents; Prologue: A Bum's Paradise; Introduction: Snapshots; 1. Johnny Rex; 2. The Gandies; 3. Ring in the Booze; 4. The Flophouse; 5. Missions; 6. The Lost City; Epilogue; Acknowledgments; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-4529-5019-9
- 1-4529-5020-2
- OCLC:
- 940559494
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