The Rise and Fall of the Jewish Gangster in America
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Author(s)Fried, Albert
PublisherColumbia University Press
ISBN / ASIN0231096836
ISBN-139780231096836
AvailabilityIn Stock.
Sales Rank636,475
CategoryHistory
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
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This book tracks the rise and fall of an underworld culture that bred some of America's greatest racketeers, bootleggers, gamblers, and professional killers, examining the careers of such high-profile figures as Meyer Lansky and Benjamin Bugsy Siegel.
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