The Life and Times of Lepke Buchalter is the first biography of the only organized crime boss to be executed in the United States. At the height of his power, Louis"Lepke" Buchalter had a stronghold on the garment, banking and flour tracking industries. As the overseer of the killing-on-assignment machine known as "Murder Inc.", his penchant for murder was notorious. This impeccably researched book traces his story from childhood, through his incredibly sophisticated rackets, to his ultimate conviction and execution.
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The Life and Times of Lepke Buchalter is the first biography of the only organized crime boss to be executed in the United States. At the height of his power, Louis"Lepke" Buchalter had a stronghold on the garment, banking and flour tracking industries. As the overseer of the killing-on-assignment machine known as "Murder Inc.", his penchant for murder was notorious. This impeccably researched book traces his story from childhood, through his incredibly sophisticated rackets, to his ultimate conviction and execution.
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New. Num Pages: 262 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJH; BGH; JKVM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400. 2015. Reprint. Paperback.....We ship daily from our Bookshop.
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Fine in very good dust jacket. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 246 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. First edition USA hardback, 2006 Barricade Books Inc. The book is in fine condition, the dustjacket is in very good condition. Illustrated.
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New. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 256 p. Contains: Halftones, black & white. In Stock. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Brand New, Perfect Condition, allow 4-14 business days for standard shipping. To Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. protectorate, P.O. box, and APO/FPO addresses allow 4-28 business days for Standard shipping. No expedited shipping. All orders placed with expedited shipping will be cancelled. Over 3, 000, 000 happy customers.
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Fine. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 256 p. Contains: Halftones, black & white. In Stock. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Brand New, Perfect Condition, allow 4-14 business days for standard shipping. To Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. protectorate, P.O. box, and APO/FPO addresses allow 4-28 business days for Standard shipping. No expedited shipping. All orders placed with expedited shipping will be cancelled. Over 3, 000, 000 happy customers.
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Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. Book. 8vo-over 7æ-9æ" tall. Hardcover in non price-clipped dust-jacket. 246 pages. Bibliography, Endnotes, Index. Illustrated with black and white photographs. First edition, stated first printing. The life and times of the only organized crime figure in America to be executed, encompassing his stranglehold on the garment industry, its unions and the notorious Murder Inc. No previous ownership marks. Very slight spine lean from shelving, else a clean, sound, tight and unmarked copy. Near fine in a near fine dust-jacket.
