Mickey Cohen
Subtitle: the life and crimes of L.A.'s notorious mobster
By: Tere Tereba
Publisher: ECW Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Toronto, Ont
Language: eng
Number of pages: 323
ISBN-13: 9781770410008; 9781770410633
Subjects: Organized crime; Gangsters; Criminals; Biography; History
Description: A seductive, premium-octane blend of true crime and Holly wood lore that spins around a wildly eccentric mob boss. When Bugsy Siegel was executed, ruthless Mickey Cohen, a former pro boxer and cunning provocateur, took over criminal activity in L.A., a move sanctioned by Meyer Lansky and Frank Costello. Attaining immense power and dominance, from the late 1940s until 1976 the semi-literate Angeleno became an above-the-fold newspaper name, accumulating a remarkable count of more than 1,000 front pages in Los Angeles papers alone, and hundreds of articles in national and international periodicals.--Dust jacket, p. [2].
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 312-316) and index.