{"title":"Ron Elliott","description":"\u003cp\u003eRON ELLIOTT is a graduate of Eastern Kentucky University and the University of Kentucky, with academic training in math and computer science, and the author of more than eight books. His recent books include \u003cem\u003eFrom Hilltop to Mountaintop\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSinister Influences\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eAmerican El Dorado\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElliott is a member of the Kentucky Humanities Council Speakers Bureau and has served on Kentucky’s community college system faculty. His earlier career included work on the historic Apollo missions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen he’s not writing, Elliott draws on a personal family connection to the assassination of Kentucky’s would-be governor William Goebel, the event that first sparked his interest in history and led to his debut book, \u003cem\u003eAssassination at the State House\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRon Elliott’s books are published by Turner Publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/books-new-releases\"\u003eNew Releases\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/award-winning-books\"\u003eAward-Winning Books\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"inside-the-beverly-hills-supper-club-fire","title":"Inside the Beverly Hills Supper Club Fire","description":"\u003cdiv\u003eTwenty years of silence. No one talked about it. No one wanted to. The public was shocked by ghastly televised images of an uncontrollable inferno and of the endless views of twisted, charred remains of what had been billed as \"The Showplace of the Nation,” now reduced to smoldering rubble with 167 of its guests dead. How could this happen? From its notorious early years of illegal gambling, glamorous night life, and organized crime to its reborn reputation as one of the finest entertainment and dining establishments in the country, the Beverly Hills Supper Club was frequented by the biggest stars, governors, politicians, and athletes of its day and never failed to deliver a good time. But, On May 28, 1977, the final curtain fell. Now you can know what really happened. Follow long-time Beverly Hills dealer, waiter, and finally captain, Wayne Dammert, in his personal inside account,\u003cem\u003e Inside the Beverly Hills Supper Club Fire\u003c\/em\u003e, of this renowned showplace and the horrifying events of one of our nations' worst disasters. 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