Mickey Cohen, In My Own Words: As Told to John Peer Nugent

By Michael Mickey Cohen

Book Overview

1975: by Mickey Cohen as told to John Peer Nugent- One of the most flamboyant mobsters of the 1940's and 1950's. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0135808529
• ISBN13: 9780135808528
• Release Date: January 1975
• Publisher: Prentice-Hall
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Great Account of the Los Angeles Underworld

If you ever do any research on the LA underworld, you'll see this book cited time and time again. It's the definitive source. Mickey Cohen tells his story in his own words, which only adds to the flavor of this colorful memoir. It's a must-have for anyone wanting to research the Mob in LA. My only gripes are very few -- the book jacket promises that Mickey names names, which he does most of the time, but not all of the time. He also brushes over details on certain events, such as the arrests and disappearances of Frankie Niccoli and Davey Ogul, which were probably common knowledge back when the book was written, but are largely unknown now. Perhaps if his co-writer had chimed in a bit more. Plus, Mickey passes himself off as a classy guy (who can blame him), when in reality he was still a bit of a hustler. What really impressed me about the book, though, was that after doing more research on certain events, I found that Mickey's memory was pretty accurate. For example, I compared his account of the "Snow White and the Seven Bookies" incident to a court indictment that described the incident in full, and Mickey's account (even after getting beat over the head with a pipe while in prison) was pretty spot on. This book is definitely worth tracking down.

In My Own Words

This is a great book. Actually unbelievable. The authenticity of the California gangster really comes out in this book. Also exemplifies the true crime in the unknow world of the Mafia. Great for adult readers