Peppermint Twist

by Dick Cami, John Johnson Jr., Joel Selvin

Book Overview

The never-before-told story of The Peppermint Lounge, the famed Manhattan nightspot and mobster hangout that launched an era

The Peppermint Lounge was intended to be nothing more than a front for gambling and other rackets but the club became a sensation after Dick "Cami" Camillucci began to feature a new kind of music, rock and roll. The mobsters running the place found themselves juggling rebellious youths alongside celebrities...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312581785
• ISBN13: 9780312581787
• Release Date: November 2012
• Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.3"