The Rise and Fall of the Jewish Gangster in America
- ISBN-10
- 0231096836
- ISBN-13
- 9780231096836
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 351
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1993
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Author
- Albert Fried
Description
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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