Mr. Mob: The Life and Crimes of Moe Dalitz - Softcover

Newton, Michael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 078643516X ISBN 13: 9780786435166

Publisher: McFarland & Company, 2009

Synopsis

Morris "Moe" Dalitz was America's most secretive and most successful mobster. As a major architect of the United States' national crime syndicate, Dalitz was active in various fields of organized crime from 1918 until his death, all while spinning a web of myth and mock-respectability around himself so dense that decades after his demise, most mistake the legend for reality. From Prohibition-era bootlegging to the Reagan years, no other individual was present at so many pivotal events in gangland history. It's impossible to fully understand the modern Mob without knowing about Dalitz, his career, and the cunning publicity campaign that transformed his image from thug to that of a revered philanthropist. This exhaustive biography tells the story of Dalitz's life and the syndicate that he and like-minded individuals built from scratch.

About this title

About the Author:

Michael Newton is the author of five McFarland books. He lives in Nashville, Indiana.

Review:

"Michael Newton has written what many will consider the definitive biography...if you never buy another book on the mob and Las Vegas--make sure this one's in your gaming library--it's a heck of an eye-opener"--Gaming Today.

About this edition

• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 078643516X
• ISBN 13: 9780786435166
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 328