On Sunday, July 26th from 3-5 PM, local Hot Springs author Colonel Lynn A. Davis will be selling and signing new copies of his book, They Said It Couldn't Be Done, which documents the closing down of "The Biggest Illegal Casino Operation in America - Hot Springs, Arkansas - 1967" in 120 days. After many failed attempts at ending casino operations in Hot Springs for decades, Governor Winthrop Rockefeller was frustrated. The previous police chiefs were bribed, blackmailed, or threatened into inaction by the "redneck mafia" down in the Spa City. But not Lynn Davis, a clean-cut FBI agent-turned police chief turned local hero.
Col. Davis ended the gambling in high style. Facing down his enemies in the streets of Hot Springs, he drug out the slot machines and other articles of illegal gambling, bulldozed them into a neat pile and set them ablaze for the public to watch. The illegal operations were irreparably crippled. The free-for-all heyday was over thanks to the efforts of Col. Davis.
We are very excited to have Colonel Davis come to the library to sell his book, which was published by the Garland County Historical Society. The Garland County Historical Society will also have other books of Garland County interest for sale.
Garland County Historical Society - homepage
Arkansas' Murderous Ways - an article mentioning Col. Davis written by Christopher Ruddy
Badges, Bandits and Bars - info on a crime exhibit held at the Old State House Museum
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