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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: 0-7867-1250-3 Publisher: Carroll & Graf Pub. Date: October, 2003 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $27.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (1 review)
Rating: 5
Summary: Spend Some Time With a Criminal Genius
Comment: As a baseball fan, I can tell you that David Pietrusza's "Rothstein" is a fascinating look into the Black Sox scandal. Most other books look at the 1919 World Series from the point of view of the ballplayers and fans, but this book looks at the series from the perspective of the criminals behind the scenes.
But this book is so much more. Rothstein was New York's criminal genius of late 1910's and early 1920's, and was involved in a wide web of criminal activities. Pietrusza gives you glimpses into Rothstein's childhood memories, everyday life, and many of the biggest fixes and "businesses" that Rothstein set up. Along the way, Pietrusza describes the city leadership and police force of the time, making it a bit easier to understand how the man who bankrolled the biggest crimes in New York-the same man who shot three policemen-could have died without having any fingerprints in police files!
Pietrusza writes clearly and cleanly, with attention to detail but a focus on the story. I fully recommend this book to anyone who would like to step back into 1919 and walk with one of the people who shaped that world.
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Title: The First World Series and the Baseball Fanatics of 1903 by Roger I. Abrams ISBN: 1555535615 Publisher: Northeastern University Press Pub. Date: March, 2003 List Price(USD): $26.95 |
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Title: And the Dead Shall Rise : The Murder of Mary Phagan and the Lynching of Leo Frank by Steve Oney ISBN: 0679421475 Publisher: Pantheon Books Pub. Date: 07 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
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Title: Autumn Glory: Baseball's First World Series by Louis P. Masur ISBN: 0809027631 Publisher: Hill & Wang Pub Pub. Date: June, 2003 List Price(USD): $23.00 |
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Title: The Teammates by David Halberstam ISBN: 140130057X Publisher: Hyperion Press Pub. Date: May, 2003 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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Title: The Last Good Season: Brooklyn, the Dodgers, and Their Final Pennant Race Together by Michael Shapiro ISBN: 0385501528 Publisher: Doubleday Pub. Date: 18 March, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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