Book The Big Bankroll: The Life and Times of Arnold Rothstein PDF Download - Leo Katcher
Download ebook ➡ http://filesbooks.info/pl/book/234140/829
The Big Bankroll: The Life and Times of Arnold Rothstein
Leo Katcher
Page: 389
Format: pdf, ePub, mobi, fb2
ISBN: 9780306805653
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Download or Read Online The Big Bankroll: The Life and Times of Arnold Rothstein Free Book (PDF ePub Mobi) by Leo Katcher
The Big Bankroll: The Life and Times of Arnold Rothstein Leo Katcher PDF, The Big Bankroll: The Life and Times of Arnold Rothstein Leo Katcher Epub, The Big Bankroll: The Life and Times of Arnold Rothstein Leo Katcher Read Online, The Big Bankroll: The Life and Times of Arnold Rothstein Leo Katcher Audiobook, The Big Bankroll: The Life and Times of Arnold Rothstein Leo Katcher VK, The Big Bankroll: The Life and Times of Arnold Rothstein Leo Katcher Kindle, The Big Bankroll: The Life and Times of Arnold Rothstein Leo Katcher Epub VK, The Big Bankroll: The Life and Times of Arnold Rothstein Leo Katcher Free Download
Overview
Arnold Rothstein (1882–1928) was described in the newspapers of the 1920s as "a sportsman," "a gambler," and "the man who fixed the 1919 World Series." But he was much more than that. A bootlegger and labor racketeer, he corrupted politicians, promoted crooked stock sales, and imported narcotics. And, perhaps most importantly, he transformed organized crime from a thuggish activity practiced by hoodlums into a big business, run like a corporation, with himself at the top. For twenty years, the name of Arnold Rothstein symbolized money—big-time money, gambling money, racket money, illegal money, millions upon millions of dollars. His share was ninety percent of any deal; he was ...