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Ron Chepesiuk

Autor de Gangsters of Harlem

25 Obras 151 Miembros 2 Reseñas

Sobre El Autor

Ron Chepesiuk is a journalism instructor in UCLA's Extension Division.

Incluye el nombre: ed. Ron Chepesiuk

Créditos de la imagen: Courtesy of www.maverickhouse.com

Obras de Ron Chepesiuk

Gangsters of Harlem (2007) 20 copias
Black Gangsters of Chicago (2007) 12 copias

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Conocimiento común

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Ron Chepesiuk conducted interviews and mined a ton of written sources to create this broad overview of crime and criminals in Miami’s past and present. From gambling and murder, to drug dealing and murder, Meyer Lansky, Al Capone, Griselda Blanco, and others. One lesson taken away is that some people never learn:

“The Miami of the 1920’s was a time of rampant materialism in which people really believed they could become wealthy simply by investing their money. Obtaining credit was easy, and the regulation of the Miami real estate market, especially of the realtors who fueled the speculation, was nonexistent.

Sound familiar? An entertaining book, despite the occasional typo and some loose ends.
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Denunciada
Hagelstein | Feb 7, 2012 |
Summary
Paul Krassner, Cleveland Sellers, Jane Adams, Dave Dellinger, Bill Ayers, Warren Hinckle, Peter Berg, Noam Chomsky, Timothy Leary, Philip Berrigan, Anita Hoffman, Jerry Rubin, Ericka Huggins, Jim Fouratt, Bernardine Dohrn, Barry Melton, Peter Coyote, and Abbie Hoffman reflect on the seminal events that dominated the sixties and discuss the major issues and problems facing America today. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.
 
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tobiejonzarelli | Jun 5, 2006 |

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Obras
25
Miembros
151
Popularidad
#137,935
Valoración
½ 3.4
Reseñas
2
ISBNs
39

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