Bugsy Siegel : the dark side of the American dream / Michael Shnayerson.
Bugsy Siegel : the dark side of the American dream / Michael Shnayerson.
Bugsy Siegel : the dark side of the American dream / Michael Shnayerson.
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Publisher
New Haven : Yale University Press, [2021]
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G 2021/1140
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Language
English
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Physical content
xvi, 226 pages : illustration ; 21 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Prologue -- The lure of the streets -- Marriage and murder -- Sportsman in paradise -- The masterminds of Murder Inc. -- Going after Big Greenie -- The Flamingo -- The start of an ill-starred romance -- Bugsy takes charge -- His every red cent at risk -- The Flamingo's first flight -- Time runs out...
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Publisher
New Haven : Yale University Press, [2021]
Place of Publication
Connecticut
Date Published
[2021]
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Summary
"In a brief life that led to a violent end, Benjamin 'Bugsy' Siegel (1906-1947) rose from desperate poverty to ill-gotten riches, from an early-twentieth-century family of Ukrainian Jewish immigrants on the Lower East Side to a kingdom of his own making in Las Vegas. In this captivating portrait, author Michael Shnayerson sets out not to absolve Bu...
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Bugsy Siegel : the dark side of the American dream / Michael Shnayerson.
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Jewish lives
Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-213) and index.
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©2021
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G 2021/1140
Record Identifier
74VKa326JlVA
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKa326JlVA
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ISBN
0300226195
9780300226195
DDC
364.143
MMS ID
991024403622002626
