Making Monte Carlo

“A brisk historical tour of the marketing and selling of the small principality of Monaco and its famous city…A well-researched, dramatic rags-to-riches urban tale” ( Kirkus Reviews ) of Monte Carlo’s rise from small principality to prosperous resort town of the 1920s. Monte Carlo has long been known as a dazzling playground for the rich and famous. The “vivid, entertaining” ( The Wall Street Journal ) Making Monte Carlo traces a narrative history of the world’s first modern casino-resort, from