![]() ![]() “It was really this ghettoized neighborhood that was told, ‘As long as you guys keep to yourselves, you can do whatever you want. “My book is this experimental, to me, sort of true, melting pot America,” Lehane said. This allowed him to tell a more diverse story, as the rum bootlegging business in Ybor City, Florida, involved people from all kinds of backgrounds. The interest intensified when he worked as a writer and creative consultant on Boardwalk Empire.Īlthough Lehane knew that he wanted to make a novel based on this world, particularly during the era of Prohibition, the celebrated author felt like he had to take a different approach, which is why he focused on rum instead of the whiskey trade. While growing up in Boston, Lehane had always been fascinated by gangster movies and desired to create his own. ![]()
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