THE BIG BANKROLL the Life and Times of Arnold Rothstein

Karcher, Leo

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Language: English

Published by Arlington House., New Rochelle, NY, 1972

0870001655 / 9780870001659

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(USA) 1st of this edition ( the book was originally published by Harper and Brothers in 1958 or 1959. No markings, Fine in unclipped Very Good dust jacket with a piece of clear tape at the head of the spine and tiny chip to front falp fold corner tip. Black cloth with gold spine titles, x, 369pp, index, B&W photos. Rothstein (1882 -1928),[1] nicknamed "The Brain", was an American racketeer, crime boss, businessman, and gambler who became a kingpin of the Jewish Mob in New York City. Rothstein was widely reputed to have organized corruption in professional athletics, including conspiring to fix the 1919 World Series. He was also a mentor of future crime bosses Lucky Luciano, Meyer Lansky, Frank Costello, Bugsy Siegel, and numerous others. Rothstein "transformed organized crime from a thuggish activity by hoodlums into a big business run like a corporation. Rothstein refused to pay a large debt resulting from a fixed poker game and was murdered in 1928. (1.9 JM 0123 Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". …

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Title
THE BIG BANKROLL the Life and Times of Arnold Rothstein
Author
Karcher, Leo
Publisher
Arlington House., New Rochelle, NY
Publication year
1972
Condition
Fine
Dust jacket
Very Good
Binding
Hardcover
Language
English
ISBN 10
0870001655
ISBN 13
9780870001659
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Biography, True Crime and Espionage, Terrorism

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JWMah is strictly an on-line Bookseller, and we been selling out-of-print, used and rare books on the Internet since 1997. Our stock consists of a good balance of fiction and non-fiction books in a wide range of subjects. We also sell classical LP records. Our Art books, Cookbooks, books on Food and Wine, Canadian Cookbooks, Canadiana, Travel and Exploration catalogues are worth a look. We are not set up for people to physically browse our books but we would be happy to send you a digital catalogue of the books that we have in your interest area. Please contact us by email at jwmah@telus.net. We examine each book that we sell and try our best to grade the books conservatively. We are strictly an internet business, so usually the books put up for sale are in stock. We try update our books every day or so in order that our listings are as fresh as possible. It is best to contact us by e-mail or by telephone to reserve a book, as some books sell quickly. We are located in Canada's westcoast and we ship internationally.…

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