Bugsy Siegel: The Dark Side of the American Dream

by Michael Shnayerson

Book Overview

The story of the notorious Jewish gangster who ascended from impoverished beginnings to the glittering Las Vegas strip

"[A] brisk-reading chronicle of Siegel's life and crimes."--Tom Nolan, Wall Street Journal

"Fast-paced and absorbing. . . . With a keen eye for the amusing, and humanizing detail, [Shnayerson] enlivens the traditional rise-and-fall narrative."--Jenna Weissman Joselit, New York Times...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300226195
• ISBN13: 9780300226195
• Release Date: February 2021
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.03 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 8.3"