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Author
Publisher
Exposit
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
vii, 242 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"Largely forgotten now, Frankie Yale was an influential New York mobster of the early 20th century whose proteges included future leaders of New York's five Mafia families and Chicago's outfit. His influence extended to Chicago, where he personally committed two of the city's most notorious underworld assassinations and waged a five-year war to wrest control of Brooklyn's docks from Irish rivals. His murder marked New York City's first use of a Tommy...
Author
Publisher
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
x, 237 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
""Andrew Jackson is both one of the most significant and controversial United States Presidents. This book follows Jackson's life and death through the lives of six women who influenced both his politics and his persona. His mother, Elizabeth Hutchinson Jackson, introduced him to their Scots-Irish heritage. Jackson's wife, Rachel Donelson Jackson provided emotional support and a stable household throughout her life. Emily Donelson, his niece, was...
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