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The story of New York in the fifties-- of Rat Pack cool and the fading of the mob's glamour, brilliantly told through the prism of Madison Square Garden.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mitchell, Kevin (Sports writer)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Pegasus Books : Distributed by W.W. Norton & Co., 2010.
Edition:1st Pegasus books cloth ed.
Subjects:
Boxing > New York (State) > New York > History.
Gangsters > New York (State) > New York.
Boxe > New York (État) > New York > Histoire.
Gangsters > New York (État) > New York.
Boxing.
Gangsters.
New York (State) > New York.
Organized crime > New York (State) > New York > History.
Nonfiction.
History.
Description
Summary:The story of New York in the fifties-- of Rat Pack cool and the fading of the mob's glamour, brilliantly told through the prism of Madison Square Garden.
Item Description:Accession #: 2020_0001
The Sports/Boxing copy is a donation from J. Lawrence Mitchell.
Physical Description:307 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-288) and index.
ISBN:9781605981239
1605981230
9781605982731
1605982733