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Bugsy Siegel
- The Dark Side of the American Dream (Jewish Lives Series)
- Narrated by: Steven Jay Cohen
- Length: 7 hrs and 12 mins
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Summary
In a brief life that led to a violent end, Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel (1906-1947) rose from desperate poverty to ill-gotten riches, from an early-20th-century family of Ukrainian Jewish immigrants on the Lower East Side to a kingdom of his own making in Las Vegas. In this captivating portrait, author Michael Shnayerson sets out not to absolve Bugsy Siegel but rather to understand him in all his complexity.
Through the 1920s, 1930s, and most of the 1940s, Bugsy Siegel and his longtime partner in crime Meyer Lansky engaged in innumerable acts of violence. As World War II came to an end, Siegel saw the potential for a huge, elegant casino resort in the sands of Las Vegas. Jewish gangsters built nearly all of the Vegas casinos that followed. Then, one by one, they disappeared. Siegel's story laces through a larger, generational story of eastern European Jewish immigrants in the early- to mid-20th century.
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- R K BROOK
- 06-07-23
Awful narration
It was very hard to listen to this guys narration, but wanted to hear the story
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- Anonymous User
- 12-04-24
Nothing new
I expected due to the fact this was a recent book there might be some more fresh news in it but unfortunately it was the same old stories and possible truths.
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- John Moran
- 29-03-23
It's pretty good
Not sure about the final thesis but I don't think anybody can be. Apart from that good story, well read and a decent glimpse into the madness.
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- Linda T
- 03-06-23
Bugsy
Good story. It seems every single one of them come to a very sticky end.
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