Jb Fisher: 1 book
Portland on the Take
Mid-Century Crime Bosses, Civic Corruption & Forgotten Murders
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2014
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...
