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Mickey Cohen
Go deep into the L.A. underworld with the true story of one obsessive gangster’s unparalleled quest for privilege, power, and paydays
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 1,000 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.
“Tereba brings the bantamweight crook back to vivid life … This is a remarkable biography.” — Booklist
“An absorbing and gritty account of Cohen’s rise from a tough as nails pugilist from East L.A. to a seemingly untouchable gangster.” — Hollywood Outbreak
“Ms. Tereba brings flair and a tone of appalled fascination to her thorough and lively study of ‘the man who plundered Los Angeles.’” — Wall Street Journal
“Tereba spent more than 10 years researching and writing her book; she tells Cohen’s story swiftly and assuredly. Her page-turning and entertaining narrative neither glamorizes nor judges its subject.” — Film Noir Blonde
“Rough, florid, lively, and detailed, with plenty of celebrities in supporting roles and lots of Hollywood scandal. Tereba sums Cohen up as ‘a dangerous man, full of bluster, violence, charm, greed, grandiosity, obsession, deception, chutzpah, and occasionally self-realization.’ Unlike many of his brother gangsters, Cohen loved the limelight, so Tereba has had plenty of material to draw upon.” — The Dispatch
“An absorbing and gritty account of Cohen’s rise from a tough as nails pugilist from East L.A. to a seemingly untouchable gangster.” — Hollywood Outbreak
“Ms. Tereba brings flair and a tone of appalled fascination to her thorough and lively study of ‘the man who plundered Los Angeles.’” — Wall Street Journal
“Tereba spent more than 10 years researching and writing her book; she tells Cohen’s story swiftly and assuredly. Her page-turning and entertaining narrative neither glamorizes nor judges its subject.” — Film Noir Blonde
“Rough, florid, lively, and detailed, with plenty of celebrities in supporting roles and lots of Hollywood scandal. Tereba sums Cohen up as ‘a dangerous man, full of bluster, violence, charm, greed, grandiosity, obsession, deception, chutzpah, and occasionally self-realization.’ Unlike many of his brother gangsters, Cohen loved the limelight, so Tereba has had plenty of material to draw upon.” — The Dispatch
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Dimensions:
336 Pages
9in * 6in * 0.9333in
1.1611lb
Published:
May 01, 2012
City of Publication:
Toronto
Country of Publication:
CA
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ISBN:
9781770410633
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Language:
eng
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