THE JOKER IS WILD: THE STORY OF JOE E. LEWIS
ART COHN
From Aah Rare Chicago, Glenview, IL, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since February 27, 1999
From Aah Rare Chicago, Glenview, IL, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since February 27, 1999
About this Item
THE BOOK IS IN FINE CONDITION. THE DUST JACKET HAS MODERATE SHELF WEAR WITH SMALL CHIPS AT THE CORNERS OF THE SPINE. THE DUST JACKET IS IN A PROTECTIVE MYLAR WRAPPER. THIS BOOK DEPICTS THE LIFE OF NIGHT CLUB COMEDIAN AND SINGER JOE E. LEWIS. IN HIS EARLY 1927 CAREER, HE ALIGNED WITH CHICAGO'S CRIMINAL ELEMENT BY PERFORMING IN A CHICAGO NIGHTCLUB CONTROLLED BY VINCENT GEBARDI, BETTER KNOWN AS MACHINE GUN JACK McGURN. HIS SUCCESS FILLED THE NIGHT CLUB EACH NIGHT. HE SWITCHED TO ANOTHER NIGHT CLUB AND SUBSEQUENTLY WAS THREATENED BY MACHINE GUN McGURN. HIS REFUSALTO STAY AT McGURN'S NIGHT CLUB AND CONTINUE TO WORK FOR McGURN RESULTED IN AN ATTACK BY THREE THUGS WHO FRACTURED HIS SKULL, AND SLI T HIS THROAT LEAVING HIM TO DIE. McGURN AND THE THREE THUGS WERE LATER MURDERED AND LEWIS' CAREER RESUMED AFTER A PROLONGED AND DIFFICULT RECOVERY. SOME CALLED HIM THE GREATEST NIGHT CLUB PERFORMER OF ALL TIME. THERE ARE TWENTY B/W GLOSSY PHOTOGRAPGHS OF JOE E. LEWIS DURING HIS CAREER ALONG WITH MANY NOTABLE FRIENDS. Seller Inventory # 2223292
Bibliographic Details
Title: THE JOKER IS WILD: THE STORY OF JOE E. LEWIS
Publisher: GIBBS SMITH PUBLISHER, NEW YORK, NY
Publication Date: 1955
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Good
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