Tigerific: Sizzle...Days Of Moonshine And Roses

The Genuine Great Gatsby's thrilling, bigger than real life, stranger than fiction, true story? He triumphs over his condescending bootlegger father... using his God given sixth sense, the eye-of-the tiger, to reel in his prey. And he becomes the celebrated kingpin of gambling and the Good-time Charlie of the Southeastern United States. Who hasn't said... I know a Weird-Wiley or Naughty-Nancy? Their adventures, or escapades, would make a great book or movie. This is that gripping story, 'Tigerific, ' aka 'Sizzle... Days of Moonshine and Roses," penned as a 96,000-word count narrative, laced with, romance, sex, and dark humor and is the for real 'American Hustle.' Vaughn Jesse Cannon, born in Tiger, Georgia is one of America's most notorious, colorful characters. Legend says; "A tiger prowls the mountain outside town. Vaughn has the Midas touch, getting the advantage in moneymaking deals, but makes terrible life choices in his non-stop over-the-top personal life. Showing his pompous Pa and Ma, he ain't 'a no-account-loser' and is worth more 'than a pile of shit boy!' Vaughn is the South's "Al Capone of gambling." He is not a real gangster but needs heaps of money to support his lavish life style. Encountering one life changing challenge after another, he amasses three personal fortunes. Vaughn is the envy of most men, the irresistible dream date of every woman getting a glimpse of him. The real 'Scarlett O'Hara, ' Vivien Leigh, is more than infatuated by him when they meet at the premiere of 'Gone with Wind' in Atlanta, Georgia. They later have a hot fling in a Hollywood brothel. In 1949, the celebrated columnist, Drew Pearson wrote of him... "The dapper son of a Georgia moonshiner is the king of the slot machine rackets in six southern states. He is as rich and powerful as Al Capone and is a king indeed... the King of Coins."

Author: Michael J. Cannon

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Publication Date: Feb 26, 2016

Number of Pages: 410 pages

Language: English

Binding: Paperback

ISBN-10: 1530417244

ISBN-13: 9781530417247