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The Los Angeles Sugar Ring

Author : Michael Niotta
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1439663084
Total Pages : 179 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (396 download)

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Download or read book The Los Angeles Sugar Ring written by Michael Niotta and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2017-10-23 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this intimate true crime biography, the author recounts his great grandfather’s journey from local grocer to Prohibition-era crime boss. Sicilian immigrant “Big George” Niotta did exceptionally well for a grocery wholesaler. That’s because his biggest clients were bootleggers. He delivered hundreds of pounds of sugar to illegal liquor operations across California, supplying an essential ingredient and making sweet profits. But his criminal operations didn’t end there. Niotta rose to prominence thanks to his magnetic charm, collaborating with infamous bootlegger Frank Borgia and influential gambling baron Jack Dragna. Dogged by the IRS, Niotta expanded his enterprise into ringer horses, a multimillion-dollar lottery, and a notorious gambling parlor. Through extensive research and interviews with family members, J. Michael Niotta explores three decades of L.A. crime, including a rare insider's look at the Eagle Brewing Company and other survivors of Prohibition.

Los Angeles Sugar Ring, The: Inside the World of Old Money, Bootleggers & Gambling Barons

Author : J. Michael Niotta, PhD
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 162585997X
Total Pages : 1 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (258 download)

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Download or read book Los Angeles Sugar Ring, The: Inside the World of Old Money, Bootleggers & Gambling Barons written by J. Michael Niotta, PhD and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2017 with total page 1 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Early movers and shakers of Los Angeles didn't always operate within the confines of the law, including opportunist and family man Big George Niotta, who supplied sugar to make illegal liquor. Niotta rose to prominence thanks to his magnetic charm and collaborations with infamous bootlegger Frank Borgia and influential gambling baron Jack Dragna. But the fall is hard for those soaring high. Bled dry by the IRS, Niotta fought to restore his wealth through ringer horses, a multimillion-dollar lottery and a notorious gambling parlor. Through the moves of a pawn dead set on wearing a crown, author J. Michael Niotta explores three decades of L.A. crime, including a rare insider's look at the history of the Eagle Brewing Company and other survivors of Prohibition."--Page [4] of cover.

The Los Angeles Sugar Ring

Author : J. Michael Niotta Phd
Publisher : History Press Library Editions
ISBN 13 : 9781540227157
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (271 download)

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Download or read book The Los Angeles Sugar Ring written by J. Michael Niotta Phd and published by History Press Library Editions. This book was released on 2017-10-23 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Early movers and shakers of Los Angeles didn't always operate within the confines of the law, including opportunist and family man Big George Niotta, who supplied sugar to make illegal liquor. Niotta rose to prominence thanks to his magnetic charm and collaborations with infamous bootlegger Frank Borgia and influential gambling baron Jack Dragna. But the fall is hard for those soaring high. Bled dry by the IRS, Niotta fought to restore his wealth through ringer horses, a multimillion-dollar lottery and a notorious gambling parlor. Through the moves of a pawn dead set on wearing a crown, author J. Michael Niotta explores three decades of L.A. crime, including a rare insider's look at the history of the Eagle Brewing Company and other survivors of Prohibition."--Page [4] of cover.

Queen Sugar

Author : Natalie Baszile
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0698151542
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (981 download)

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Download or read book Queen Sugar written by Natalie Baszile and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2014-02-06 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The inspiration for the acclaimed OWN TV series produced by Oprah Winfrey and Ava DuVernay "Queen Sugar is a page-turning, heart-breaking novel of the new south, where the past is never truly past, but the future is a hot, bright promise. This is a story of family and the healing power of our connections—to each other, and to the rich land beneath our feet." —Tayari Jones, author of An American Marriage Readers, booksellers, and critics alike are embracing Queen Sugar and cheering for its heroine, Charley Bordelon, an African American woman and single mother struggling to build a new life amid the complexities of the contemporary South. When Charley unexpectedly inherits eight hundred acres of sugarcane land, she and her eleven-year-old daughter say goodbye to smoggy Los Angeles and head to Louisiana. She soon learns, however, that cane farming is always going to be a white man’s business. As the sweltering summer unfolds, Charley struggles to balance the overwhelming challenges of a farm in decline with the demands of family and the startling desires of her own heart.

The Mediality of Sugar

Author :
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 900451368X
Total Pages : 357 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (45 download)

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Download or read book The Mediality of Sugar written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2022-10-24 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Mediality of Sugar probes the potential of reading sugar as a mediator across some of the disciplinary distinctions in early twenty-first century research in the arts, literature, architecture, and popular culture. Selected artistic practices and material cultures of sugar across Europe and the Americas from the sixteenth to the twenty-first century are investigated and connected to the transcontinental and transoceanic history of the sugar plants cane and beet, their botanical and cultural dissemination, and global sugar capital and trade under colonialism and in decoloniality. The collection contributes to the vision of a Transnational and Postdisciplinary Sugar Studies.

Informer: The History of American Crime and Law Enforcement - October 2021

Author : Thomas Hunt
Publisher : Thomas Hunt
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Informer: The History of American Crime and Law Enforcement - October 2021 written by Thomas Hunt and published by Thomas Hunt. This book was released on 2021-10-04 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Informer issue focuses on the mafiosi of California, particularly those who relocated to the Golden State after launching criminal careers in other regions. California-related articles include: - Trail of blood: Mafia murder of Barnett Baff linked Corleone, East Harlem and the ghettos of Los Angeles; - Sam Streva and the 'San Pedro gang'; - Was DeJohn a victim of Cheese War? - Golden State often unfriendly to transplanted mobsters; - San Francisco boss Lanza held key role with Colorado's Mafia; - New Orleans connection to San Francisco Mafia. Other articles in this issue: - Reinhold Engel: Forgotten leader of a big-time robbery gang; - Another, other Gentile family; - Police rarely appear on U.S. postage; - New York revolutions in policing and crime.

Los Angeles Times Cookbook

Author : Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times
Publisher : Applewood Books
ISBN 13 : 1557090769
Total Pages : 114 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (57 download)

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Download or read book Los Angeles Times Cookbook written by Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times and published by Applewood Books. This book was released on 2007-10-31 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From 1902 to 1917, the Los Angeles Times sponsored cooking contests. As a result, they published a series of winning recipes. The recipes were local to Southern California, including "Old-Time California, Spanish and Mexican Dishes...Recipes of Famous Pioneer Spanish Settlers." With Hispanic influences, the book contains reciptes such as: Alligator Pear Salad, Chili Con Carne, Enchiladas, Spanish Rice, Frijoles, Albondigas, Chiles Rellenos and Tamale Pie. Much of the ingredients come from California. Listed as on of the one hundred best books on California cooking.

The Times Cook Book, No. 2

Author : Los Angeles Times (Firm)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 110 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Times Cook Book, No. 2 written by Los Angeles Times (Firm) and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Several hundred recipes contributed by readers of the Los Angeles Times as part of a 1905 series of prize recipe contests in the paper. Written in narrative paragraphs, the recipes are given with their contributors' names and addresses. The front cover touts 'Old-Time California, Spanish and Mexican dishes' and 'Recipes of Famous Pioneer Spanish Settlers.' While some of the Spanish dishes may owe more to American fancy than anything else, others are more recognizably authentic. Among the other Spanish- and Mexican-influenced dishes are enchiladas, Spanish rice, albondigas, Creole shrimp, chiles rellenos, and tamale pie"--

The Big Fight

Author : Sugar Ray Leonard
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101515767
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (15 download)

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Download or read book The Big Fight written by Sugar Ray Leonard and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2011-06-06 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this unflinching and inspiring autobiography, the boxing legend faces his single greatest competitor: himself. Sugar Ray Leonard's brutally honest and uplifting memoir reveals in intimate detail for the first time the complex man behind the boxer. The Olympic hero, multichampionship winner, and beloved athlete waged his own personal battle with depression, rage, addiction, and greed. Coming from a tumultuous, impoverished household and a dangerous neighborhood on the outskirts of Washington, D.C., in the 1970s, Sugar Ray Leonard rose swiftly and skillfully through the ranks of amateur boxing-and eventually went on to win a gold medal in the 1976 Olympics. With an extremely ill father and no endorsement deals, Leonard decided to go pro. The Big Fight takes readers behind the scenes of a notoriously corrupt sport and chronicles the evolution of a champion, as Leonard prepares for the greatest fights of his life-against Marvin Hagler, Roberto Duran, Tommy Hearns, and Wilfred Benitez. At the same time Leonard fearlessly reveals his own contradictions and compulsions, his infidelity, and alcohol and cocaine abuse. With honesty, humor, and hard-won perspective, Leonard comes to terms with both triumph and struggle-and presents a gripping portrait of remarkable strength, courage, and resilience, both in and out of the ring.

Boxing in the Los Angeles Area, 1880-2005

Author : Tracy Callis
Publisher : Trafford Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1426916884
Total Pages : 170 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (269 download)

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Download or read book Boxing in the Los Angeles Area, 1880-2005 written by Tracy Callis and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2009 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Los Angeles has been regarded as one of the greatest boxing cities in the world for more than a century. With a large fan base, Los Angeles has also been the home of many of the best and most exciting boxers. In Boxing in the Los Angeles Area, authors Tracy Callis and Chuck Johnston provide an overview of one of the greatest pugilistic hotbeds in the world from 1880 to 2005. This comprehensive history covers the top boxers of the area who became famous both locally and worldwide such as Jim Jeffries, Solomon "Solly" Smith, "Mexican" Joe Rivers, Armando Muniz, Oscar De La Hoya, and "Sugar" Shane Mosley. Boxing in the Los Angeles Area also reviews some of the areas most notable bouts such as Tommy Burns winning the heavyweight title from Marvin Hart in 1906, Shane Mosley winning the welterweight title from Oscar De La Hoya in 2000, and Ad Wolgast retaining the lightweight title in a bout with "Mexican" Joe Rivers in 1912. Written by boxing historians and members of the International Boxing Research Organization, Boxing in the Los Angeles Area includes many photos while providing a thorough history of the boxing world in one of the greatest boxing cities.

Sweet Thunder

Author : Wil Haygood
Publisher : Chicago Review Press
ISBN 13 : 1569768641
Total Pages : 479 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (697 download)

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Download or read book Sweet Thunder written by Wil Haygood and published by Chicago Review Press. This book was released on 2011-04 with total page 479 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sugar Ray Robinson was one of the most iconic figures in sports and possibly the greatest boxer of all time. His legendary career spanned nearly 26 years, including his titles as the middleweight and welterweight champion of the world and close to 200 professional bouts. This illuminating biography grounds the spectacular story of Robinson's rise to greatness within the context of the fighter's life and times. Born Walker Smith Jr. in 1921, Robinson's early childhood was marked by the seething racial tensions and explosive race riots that infected the Midwest throughout the 1920s and 1930s. After his mother moved their family to Harlem, he came of age in the post-Renaissance years. Recounting his local and national fame, this deeply researched and honest account depicts Robinson as an eccentric and glamorous--yet powerful and controversial--celebrity, athlete, and cultural symbol. From Robinson's gruesome six-bout war with Jake "Raging Bull" LaMotta and his lethal meeting with Jimmy Doyle to his Harlem nightclub years and thwarted showbiz dreams, Haygood brings the champion's story to life.

Ebony

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ebony written by and published by . This book was released on 1978-06 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: EBONY is the flagship magazine of Johnson Publishing. Founded in 1945 by John H. Johnson, it still maintains the highest global circulation of any African American-focused magazine.

The Timberman

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1346 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)

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Download or read book The Timberman written by and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 1346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Congressional Record

Author : United States. Congress
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1380 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Congressional Record written by United States. Congress and published by . This book was released on 1958 with total page 1380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Professional Boxing

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 992 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Professional Boxing written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary and published by . This book was released on 1960 with total page 992 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Catalogue of Copyright Entries ...

Author : Library of Congress. Copyright Office
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1016 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (34 download)

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Download or read book Catalogue of Copyright Entries ... written by Library of Congress. Copyright Office and published by . This book was released on 1939 with total page 1016 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Sugar Ray

Author : Sugar Ray Robinson
Publisher : Da Capo Press
ISBN 13 : 9780306805745
Total Pages : 380 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (57 download)

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Download or read book Sugar Ray written by Sugar Ray Robinson and published by Da Capo Press. This book was released on 1994-03-22 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sugar Ray Robinson (1921–1989) was hailed as the finest boxer to ever enter a ring. Muhammad Ali once called him "the king, my master, my idol"—and indeed, he was the idol of everyone who had anything to do with boxing. But for African Americans, he was more than a great boxer. In an era when blacks were supposed to be humble and grateful for favors received, he was a man whose every move in and out of the ring showed what black pride and power meant.Sugar Ray grew up during the Depression in the ghettos of Detroit and New York, rose through the amateur boxing ranks, became Golden Gloves champion at the featherweight at the age of eighteen, and become world welterweight champion in 1946 and middleweight in 1951. Robinson had it all, but later lost it all; and in this classic autobiography he tells it all with remarkable candor. Here is Sugar Ray: the dazzlingly handsome champion with a craving for fast cars and fast living; the kid who was terrified of elevators; the young GI who, together with Joe Louis, combated racial discrimination; the honest fighter who refused a million dollars to throw a fight against Rocky Graziano; the boxer who dreamed he would kill his opponent in the ring, and did so the following night.This Da Capo edition is supplemented with a new foreword and afterword by Dave Anderson about Sugar Ray's last years in Los Angeles and the legacy he left behind, and with eight new pages of stunning photographs.