num_pages: 323
description: This biography of celebrity gangster Mickey Cohen digs past the sensational headlines to deliver a remarkable story of a man who captivated corrupted and terrorized Los Angeles for a generation. When Bugsy Siegel was murdered his henchman Mickey Cohen took over the criminal activity in Los Angeles. Mickey Cohen attained such power and dominance from the late 1940s until 1976 that he was a regular above-the-fold newspaper name accumulating a remarkable count of more than 1000 front-pages in Los Angeles papers alone and was featured in hundreds of articles in national and international periodicals. His story and the history of mid-century L.A. are inextricably intertwined. Mickey Cohen is a seductive premium-octane blend of true crime and Hollywood that spins around a wildly eccentric mob boss. Author Tere Tereba delivers tales of high life high drama and highly placed politicians among them RFK and Richard Nixon as well as revelations about countless icons including Shirley Temple Lana Turner Frank Sinatra and the Reverend Billy Graham. Meticulously researched this rich tapestry presents a complete look at the Los Angeles underworld.
language: English
title: Mickey Cohen: The Life and Crimes of L.A.'s Notorious Mobster
publisher: ECW Press