'Boardwalk Empire': New HBO Show Inspired By Book About Atlantic City Corruption

Inside Jersey:

The idea for the new show comes from an unlikely source: a book written by a New Jersey judge and historian.

Superior Court Judge Nelson Johnson's "Boardwalk Empire: The Birth, High Times, and Corruption of Atlantic City" hit bookshelves in September 2002, after nearly 20 years of research and writing, and ended its long journey to the small screen at the production offices of HBO.

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