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Title: Bummy Davis vs. Murder, Inc.: The Rise and Fall of the Jewish Mafia and an Ill-Fated Prizefighter by Ron Ross ISBN: 0-312-30638-5 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 01 November, 2003 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $26.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (6 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A Terrific Read; Americana at its Best
Comment: An enjoyable and engrossing examination of a unique confluence of time, place, and people ... Eastern European Jewish immigrants, their first-generation-American children, the Great Depression, Brownsville NY, and the crime Syndicate born of Prohibition.
Ron Ross recreates a world of candy stores, pushcart vendors, tenement apartments, petty thugs, corner gyms, notorious gangsters, and the struggle for life and dignity admist poverty, crime, and prejudice. Vivid, colorful, and often humorous, it's also grim, unblinking, and heart rending.
A great book for students of Jewish-American history, for boxing enthusiasts, for organized crime buffs, and for those who simply appreciate a great story.
Rating: 5
Summary: devasting story of trying to survive the depression...
Comment: what a masterpiece....it parrallels the rise and fall of jewish mobsters and al "bummy" davis during the great depression in brownsville, brooklyn, the toughest neighborhood around ...davis rose above it to become a top lightweight contender during the late 30's...he had his ups and downs crossing paths with murder inc, who prevented him from fighting for the championship...however, his story is more....he's a fierce customer in and out of the ring, but does have a heart of gold...he doesn't want to be rich and famous, he wants to buy his parents a house and have a wife and family....he stands up to the mobsters admirably, even at his own loss....the book details the candy stores, shops and pushcarts of depression life,of which "bummy" got his start....there's a cast of characters named, "bugsy" "puggy" and "fat yerna" etc...your emotions will be stirred as to what happens to them...i'm glad i read this book and would like to say i have more admiration for al "bummy" davis than anyone else except my own father who grew up in similar surroundings in the bronx...
Rating: 5
Summary: A Great Human Interest Story
Comment: You don't have to be a fan of boxing to enjoy this book. It is more of a human interest story than anything else. Once you start reading this book, you will find it very difficult to put down. As you are reading this book, you feel like you are transformed back to Brownsville, Brooklyn with all of the characters and living in that time period. Congratulations to Ron Ross for his hard work and research of an ill-fated boxer who had a heart of gold and got a bum rap from the press and the media. This book is simply a must read for everyone who enjoys reading.
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Title: American Mafia : A History of Its Rise to Power (John MacRae Books) by Thomas Reppetto ISBN: 0805072101 Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. Pub. Date: 06 January, 2004 List Price(USD): $26.00 |
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Title: The St. Valentine's Day Massacre: The Untold Story of the Gangland Bloodbath That Brought Down Al Capone by William J. Helmer, Arthur J. Bilek ISBN: 1581823290 Publisher: Cumberland House Publishing Pub. Date: 01 January, 2004 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Rothstein: The Life, Times, and Murder of the Criminal Genius Who Fixed the 1919 World Series by David Pietrusza ISBN: 0786712503 Publisher: Carroll & Graf Publishers Pub. Date: 01 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $27.00 |
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Title: Jerry Capeci's Gang Land by Jerry Capeci ISBN: 1592571336 Publisher: Alpha Books Pub. Date: 04 November, 2003 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: Cigar City Mafia: A Complete History of the Tampa Underworld by Scott M. Deitche ISBN: 1569802661 Publisher: Barricade Books, Inc. Pub. Date: 01 January, 2004 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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