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The talented Mrs. Mandelbaum : the rise and fall of an American organized-crime boss / Margalit Fox.
"In 1850, Fredericka Mandelbaum emigrated to New York from Germany and worked as a rag peddler on the streets of the Lower East Side. By the 1870s she was a widow with four children, a popular society hostess, and a philanthropist. What enabled a woman on the margins of nineteenth-century American life to ascend from tenement poverty to immense wealth? In the intervening years, Mrs. Mandelbaum had become the country's most notorious "fence"--a receiver of stolen goods and a successful criminal mastermind.By the mid-1880s as much as Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780593243855
- ISBN: 0593243854
- Physical Description: xxiv, 301 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Random House, [2024]
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index (pages 287-301). |
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| Genre: | Biographies. |
Available copies
- 8 of 12 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at North Kansas City.
Holds
- 7 current holds with 12 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Kansas City Public Library | 364.109 FOX 2024 (Text) | 0001012561238 | Nonfiction New | Available | - |
