| About/Subject | Mafia: American, Mafia: Jewish, Albert Anastasia, Louis "Lepke" Buchalter, Louis Capone, Emanuel "Mendy" Weiss, Harry "Happy" Maione, Frank "The Dasher" Abbandando, Harry "Pittsburgh Phil" Strauss, Martin "Buggsy" Goldstein, Charlie "The Bug" Workman, Abraham "Kid Twist" Reles, Murder Incorporated |
| Publisher | Farrar, Straus and Young, Inc. |
| Format | Hardback |
| Language | English |
| Location | The United States of America |
| Copyright | 1951 |
| First Hardback Printing | 1951 |
| This Impression | 1952-04 |
| Pages / Font | 498 pages |
| Impression/Printing No. | First Printing November 1951 |
| Impression/Printing No. | Second Printing November 1951 |
| Impression/Printing No. | Third Printing January 1952 |
| Impression/Printing No. | Fourth Printing April 1952 |
| Chapters | Contents
Introduction: xi
Chapter One: Don't blame it all on Brooklyn. Page 3
Chapter Two: A full mooner starts a chain reaction. Page 23
Chapter Three: Song of murder on a holy day. Page 51
Chapter Four: National crime: a cartel. Page 74
Chapter Five: Out of a rape, a murder mob. Page 107
Chapter Six: The almost-assassination of Thomas E. Dewey. Page 128
Chapter Seven: A war of extermination backfires. Page 152
Chapter Eight: Ladies' night in Murder, Inc. Page 191
Chapter Nine: Score one and two for the law. Page 216
Chapter Ten: Horace Greeley never meant this. Page 264
Chapter Eleven: Mr. Arsenic gets his name—and two more. Page 295
Chapter Twelve: Sociology's stillbirth: the king of the rackets. Page 331
Chapter Thirteen: They all make one mistake. Page 363
Chapter Fourteen: The man who might have been president. Page 408
Chapter Fifteen: The canary sang—but couldn't fly. Page 435
Chapter Sixteen: The one that got away. Page 459
Appendix: Page 494 Contents
Introduction: xi
Chapter One: Don't blame it all on Brooklyn. Page 3
Chapter Two: A full mooner starts a chain reaction. Page 23
Chapter Three: Song of murder on a holy day. Page 51
Chapter Four: National crime: a cartel. Page 74
Chapter Five: Out of a rape, a murder mob. Page 107
Chapter Six: The almost-assassination of Thomas E. Dewey. Page 128
Chapter Seven: A war of extermination backfires. Page 152
Chapter Eight: Ladies' night in Murder, Inc. Page 191
Chapter Nine: Score one and two for the law. Page 216
Chapter Ten: Horace Greeley never meant this. Page 264
Chapter Eleven: Mr. Arsenic gets his name—and two more. Page 295
Chapter Twelve: Sociology's stillbirth: the king of the rackets. Page 331
Chapter Thirteen: They all make one mistake. Page 363
Chapter Fourteen: The man who might have been president. Page 408
Chapter Fifteen: The canary sang—but couldn't fly. Page 435
Chapter Sixteen: The one that got away. Page 459
Appendix: Page 494 Show all ▾ |
| Notes | This copy is a hardcover, with dust jacket, from 1952. It is a stated fourth printing. I am guessing it is a first edition. Other than stating a fourth printing it has no other identifiers. No barcode, or ISBN. |
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