The Rise and Fall of the Jewish Gangster in America

The Rise and Fall of the Jewish Gangster in America

by A Fried (Author)

Synopsis

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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Format: Paperback
Pages: 351
Edition: 2nd Revised edition
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 15 Mar 1994

ISBN 10: 0231096836
ISBN 13: 9780231096836

Author Bio
Albert Fried teaches American Studies at SUNY Purchase. He is the editor of Socialism in America: From the Shakers to the Third International, and edited with Ronald Sanders a revised edition of Socialist Thought: A Documentary History, both available from Columbia University Press.