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Author:	Grover Gardner,David Pietrusza
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Language:	English
Publisher:	Blackstone Audio, Inc.; Unabridged edition (November 1, 2003)
Category:	Biographies
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History remembers Arnold Rothstein as the man who fixed the 1919 World Series, the underworld genius, who . Rothstein unravels the mystery of the "The Big Bankrolls November 1928 in a Times Square hotel roomwho did it, who covered it up, and why.

History remembers Arnold Rothstein as the man who fixed the 1919 World Series, the underworld genius, who as F. Scott Fitzgerald observed, played "with the faith of fifty million peoplewith the single-mindedness of a burglar blowing a safe. was so much moreand less.

History remembers Arnold Rothstein as the man who fixed the 1919 World Series, an underworld genius. The real-life model for The Great Gatsby's Meyer Wolfsheim and Nathan Detroit from Guys and Dolls, Rothstein was much more-and less-than a fixer of baseball games. He was everything that made 1920s Manhattan roar. Finally unraveling the mystery of Rothstein's November 1928 murder in a Times Square hotel room, David Pietrusza has cemented The Big Bankroll's place among the most influential and fascinating legendary American criminals. 16 pages of black-and-white photographs are featured.

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About book: The story of the life and times of Arnold Rothstein - his many criminal exploits in iconic 1920s .

About book: The story of the life and times of Arnold Rothstein - his many criminal exploits in iconic 1920s Manhattan - is fascinating. Unfortunately this particular book fails to convey the forest for the trees, and what could have been an epic tale gets bogged down with an er amount of names, court cases, and circumstances.

David Pietrusza's Rothstein: The Life, Times & Murder of the Criminal Genius Who Fixed the 1919 World Series, a biography of gambler Arnold Rothstein, was published by Carroll & Graf in 2003. It substantially challenged Eliot Asinof's thesis (developed in Eight Men Out) that Rothstein was involved in only one end of the two-pronged Series fix. It was a finalist for the Mystery Writers of America's Edgar Award for Fact Crime.

October 21, 2019 - Our time machine travels back to the Jazz Age, where we'll meet gambling mastermind Arnold .

October 21, 2019 - Our time machine travels back to the Jazz Age, where we'll meet gambling mastermind Arnold Rothstein, whose lust for a sure thing inspired the most audacious and infamous scam in sports history: Fixing the World Series 100 seasons ag. We last chatted with the legendary historian about his latest title, TR's Last War: Theodore Roosevelt, the Great War, and a Journey of Triumph and Tragedy.

[This is the Audiobook Cassette Library Edition in vinyl case.] The exhilarating true life story of one of America's most nefarious criminals, the man who fixed the 1919 World Series, and Boardwalk Empire's baddest bad guy. Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award and read by Grover Gardner The model for The Great Gatsby's Meyer Wolfsheim and Nathan Detroit from Guys and Dolls, Arnold Rothstein was an underworld genius, racketeer, rumrunner, political fixer, and criminal mastermind who, as F. Scott Fitzgerald observed, played ''with the faith of fifteen million people with the single-mindedness of a burglar blowing a safe.'' David Piertrusza unearths the canny way Rothstein fixed the 1919 World Series and unravels the mystery of A.R.'s November 1928 murder in a Times Square hotel room. Transporting listeners onto Jazz Age Broadway with its thugs, bookies, denizens of the race tracks, showgirls, political movers-and-shakers and stars of the Golden Age of Sports, this is a biography of the godfather of organized crime in America, who reigned supreme when the fast buck ruled and violence stalked the streets of Gotham.

Comments:

Ylonean

Really an eye-opening work!! Meticulously researched, I realized that what I thought were exaggerated, dramas made for TV were actually based on truths that were much much stranger than fiction. I felt it was especially applicable for us for the times in which we live. My only reason for not giving this a five star rating is that the voluminous amount of names initially became very confusing, and, at times, somewhat overwhelming. It was, however, very definitely a read worthy of that effort.

Connorise

This is a very good read but the story gets increasing complex as it moves forward. According to author David Pietrusza, Arnold Rothstein was the original Dr. Moriarty, that evil criminal genius that every thread in the web of organized crime leads back to. Narcotics, gambling, prostitution, loan snarling, alcohol, real estate and stock fraud on a massive scale, payoffs to politicians, policemen, lawyers, juries and judges - you name it Arnold Rothstein was not only involved in it - he controlled it! According to Pietrusza he even fixed the 1919 World Series. A great book - with a cast of hundreds. The author would have been better served by a book a chapter or two shorter. By the end the story is so heavily laden with countless no-goodniks and a myriad of plots and supporting characters that the reader is praying for release. Still, if you love reading about New York City, organized crime, baseball, and show girls galore, this book is for you!

Ricep

Rothstein, by David Pietrusza is an essential read for anyone wanting to understand the creation of modern organized crime. Arnold Rothstein was much more than a gambler or "the man who fixed the world series". He was the financier for the most despicable criminal enterprises, from white slavery to drug dealing. His ingenious method of being the financier for a cut, kept him out of the actual operations, but gave him both influence and filled his pockets with millions. He was a political and criminal fixer without equal and it can be said that it was his skill at negotiating settlements that held back the crime wars that came after his death. He was arguably the most pervasive influence peddler and fixer of the 20th century. He was the mentor and supporter of some of the most famous criminals in American History. Meyer Lansky, Charles Luciano, Ben Seigel, Legs Diamond, Dutch Shultz and many more were mentored, financed and let loose on society by A.R. (as he was called.
In Mr.Pietrusza's biography, this elusive enigma comes to life as a flesh and blood reality. Some of his information is new and extremely enlightening and this book is well worth the read. My only criticism is minor, with some of the logic he uses when analyzing the death of Rothstein. These meet his conclusions, while overlooking some other options that might exist. This is not to say his conclusions are wrong, but merely not as thoroughly thought out as they might have been. But these flaws are to be expected as there is much not available to the historian. Not only is history elusive, in Rothstein's case, where he kept detailed notes and records, much was destroyed to cover up the breadth and corruption that connected politicians, judges, cops, lawyers, gamblers and crooks, local,state and national, that was so vast as to take ones breath away.
Rothstein the book, is, like it's subject, intriguing, revolting, mysterious, compelling and haunting. Like the time in which he lived, Rothstein was a unique product the like of which will never come again. A one-of-a-kind type that was created by time and place and opportunity. He was a genuine genius, it is just a sad tragedy that he turned it to amoral, immoral advancement. If the twenties roared, they roared with the impact of Arnold Rothstein.

Pooker

Pietrusza does a great job of thoroughly researching Rothstein and his many scams and schemes. Despite the author's skillful presentation of the material in a manner that, for me, evoked a lost era, I still couldn't figure Rothstein out. The risks that he took made no sense to me. He died by welshing on a small-time debt. Why would he expose himself over such a puny thing? Why did he live by a weird code of honor, with occasional acts of philanthropy mixed in, and pursue schemes that he had to know were destroying innocent people?

But the big unanswered question for me is this: Pietrusza demonstrates that endemic corruption made Rothstein's success possible. When, if ever, did we stop being corrupt???

caif

Good book

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