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The Big Bankroll: The Life And Times Of Arnold Rothstein
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About The Big Bankroll: The Life And Times Of Arnold
In 1919 the Chicago White Sox lost the World Series to the Cincinnati Reds.But had the series been fixed by gangsters like Arnold Rothstein?The infamous Black Sox Scandal has been linked with Rothstein’s name ever since it occurred.Yet is there any truth in the accusation that he paid members of the White Sox to throw the series?And who was the real Arnold Rothstein?Leo Katcher’s brilliant biography strips back all the layers of rumor and hearsay to uncover this notorious figure of the American underworld.The Big Bank Roll explains how Rothstein rose to become one of the most influential gangsters of the early twentieth century who "transformed organized crime from a thuggish activity by hoodlums into a big business, run like a corporation, with himself at the top".Rothstein revolutionized organized crime but met his end on November 4th, 1928, after he refused to pay a large debt resulting from a fixed poker game.Yet, through his tutelage many gangsters, including Lucky Luciano, learnt their trade and he paved the way for the emergence of the American Mafia.The Big Bank Roll is essential reading for anyone how organized crime emerged as a major force in the early twentieth century and the life of one of its most influential leaders.Leo Katcher was an American reporter, screenwriter, and author. In 1956, Katcher was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Story for The Eddy Duchin Story. The Big Bankroll: The Life and Times of Arnold Rothstein was first published in 1958 and was made into the film King of the Roaring Twenties in 1961. Katcher passed away in 1991.
