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Indlæser... Without Reservation: The Making of America's Most Powerful Indian Tribe and Foxwoods, the World's Largest Casinoaf Jeff Benedict
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Bliv medlem af LibraryThing for at finde ud af, om du vil kunne lide denne bog. Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog. Interesting, revealing, eye-opening account of the building of the Foxwoods Casino in Connecticut. ( ) 4117 Without Reservation The Making of America's Most Powerful Indian Tribe and Foxwoods, the World's Largest Casino, by Jeff Benedict (read 8 Jan 2006) This book tells a sensational story of how an Indian tribe was "created" in southeastern Connecticut and managed to build a huge casino--and of all the legal ins and outs related thereto. Some of the book is pretty amateurishly written, telling what people said or thought to themselves. The author recounts how the tribe got authorized in 1983 by Congress, skipping the proper procedure for such an authorization, and showed how easily it was able to dupe Representatives and Senators eager for political support. The book reads like a novel and is often exciting--but the story told is disquieting and opponents of Indian casinos rightfully feel it shows the evil of legalized gambling. A stunning and eye-opening book. ingen anmeldelser | tilføj en anmeldelse
With compelling detail, Without Reservation tells the stunning story of the rise of the richest Indian tribe in history. In 1973, an old American Indian woman dies with nothing left of her tribe but a 214-acre tract of abandoned forest. It seems to be the end of the Mashantucket Pequot tribe. But it is just the beginning. Over the next three decades, the reservation grows to nearly 2,000 acres, home to more than 600 people claiming to be tribal members. It has also become home to Foxwoods, the largest casino in the world, grossing more than $1 billion a year. Without Reservation reveals the mysterious roots of today's Pequot tribe, the racial tension that divides its members, and the Machiavellian internal power struggle over who will control the tribe's funds. Author Jeff Benedict brings to us the deal makers, the courtroom machinations, the trusts and betrayals. Now, with remarkable new information, the paperback brings us up-to-date on these revelations, which lead to state and federal investigations and calls for congressional hearings. Ingen biblioteksbeskrivelser fundet. |
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