Bummy Davis vs. Murder, Inc. : the rise and fall of the Jewish Mafia and an ill-fated prizefighter / Ron Ross.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ross, Ron.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Davis, Bummy, 1920-1945.

Davis, Bummy.

Jewish criminals--New York (State)--New York.

Jewish criminals.

Organized crime--New York (State)--New York--History--20th century.

Organized crime.

Boxers (Sports)--Biography.

Boxers (Sports).

Jews--New York (State)--New York--Social conditions.

Jews.

History.

New York (State)--New York.

Social conditions.

Brownsville (New York, N.Y.)--Social conditions.

Brownsville (New York, N.Y.).

New York (N.Y.)--Social conditions.

New York (N.Y.).

National Book Committee.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

418 pages ; 25 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : St. Martin's Press, 2003.

Summary:

Centered around the life of legendary Jewish boxer Al "Bummy" Davis, the dramatic story of the intersection of the Jewish mob world and the boxing world, and the immigrant community that bred both. A tough kid with a heart of gold, Bummy grew up in the streets of Brownsville, New York on the fringes of the Jewish mob during the 20's and 30's--thanks to his older brother, a feared racketeer. But as much as he resisted the underworld of Murder, Inc. by becoming a championship fighter and a Brownsville hero, he never did escape the Jewish mob's shadow. Though he repeatedly stood up to mob kingpins like Abe Reles, Bummy suffered a spectacular fall from grace as a result of a smear campaign by the press. Capturing a unique place and time in history, Bummy Davis vs. Murder, Inc. redeems a tragic hero who fought the pull of one of the most brutal groups of killers to grace the twentieth century.

ISBN:

0312306385

OCLC:

52251473