Without Reservation: How a Controversial Indian Tribe Rose to Power and Built the World's Largest Casino - Softcover

Benedict, Jeff

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0060931965 ISBN 13: 9780060931964

Publisher: Perennial Books by Harper Books, 2001

Synopsis

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.

About this title

About the Author:

Jeff Benedict conducted the first national study on sexual assault and athletes. He has published three books on athletes and crime, including a blistering exposé on the NFL, Pros and Cons: The Criminals Who Play in the NFL, and Public Heroes, Private Felons: Athletes and Crimes Against Women. He is a lawyer and an investigative journalist who has written five books.

About this edition

• Publisher: Perennial Books by Harper Books
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0060931965
• ISBN 13: 9780060931964
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 416