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

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 Of Civic Corruption And Hidden Murders Out Of The Shadows. With Unprecedented Access To The Police Investigative Files Of The Frank Tatum Murder Of 1947 And The Detective Notebooks And Tape Recorder Transcripts Of Multnomah County Sheriff's Detective Walter Graven, The Authors Shed New Light On Portland's Turbulent Mid-twentieth-century Past.--provided By Publisher. Introduction: The Vice Scandal -- All We Want Is A Fair Shake -- Rule Or Ruin: Beer Wars And Beyond -- The Criminal Element -- Business As Usual -- The Good War At Home -- Tough Town: The Murder Of Captain Frank Tatum -- Dottie Do-good Takes Charge -- Forgotten In Time: The Murders Of Pierre Schultze And Roman Podlas -- The Strage Case Of Jo Ann Dewey -- The Listeners -- Rolla Crick And The Abortionists -- Epilogue: A Truth That Will Shock You. Jd Chandler And Jb Fisher ; Foreword By Phil Stanford. Includes Bibliographical References (pages [147]-150) And Index. Uncover the history of corruption in Portland, Oregon during the twentieth century.