Rothstein: The Life, Times, and Murder of the Criminal Genius Who Fixed the 1919 World Series

(Paperback, 2nd edition)

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A colourful biography that brings to life the seedy underworld denizens of jazz-age New York City and its unrivalled kingpin, the model for Damon Runyon's Nathan Detroit Proves Arnold Rothstein- perhaps the most influential of American criminals- was the mastermind behind the 1919 Black Sox scandal, despite his small role in EIGHT MEN OUT

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David Pietrusza has edited over three dozen books. His Judge and Jury: The Life and Times of Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis captured the 1998 CASEY Award. He was an editor of Total Baseball, the Official encyclopaedia of Major League Baseball. Pietrusza's most recent book, Ted Williams: My Life in Pictures, was written with Ted Williams. He lives in upstate New York.