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Product Identifiers
Publisher
GROVE/Atlantic, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0802129447
ISBN-13
9780802129444
eBay Product ID (ePID)
12038707919
Product Key Features
Book Title
Tough Luck : Sid Luckman, Murder Inc. , and the Rise of the Modern Nfl
Number of Pages
336 Pages
Language
English
Topic
United States / 20th Century, Emigration & Immigration, Sociology of Sports, Organized Crime, Football
Publication Year
2019
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
True Crime, Sports & Recreation, Social Science, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
19.4 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2019-033266
Reviews
Praise for Tough Luck : "Who could ever imagine that the ascent of professional football in the 1940s and the demise of the rackets in New York City could be told through the lens of one immigrant family! This is a great and beautifully written untold story." --Gay Talese, author of The Voyeur''s Motel "As the quarterback of the Chicago Bears in the ''40s, Sid Luckman revolutionized the game, inspired an entire generation of Jewish-Americans and endeared himself to the biggest names in sports and show business. But as R. D. Rosen reveals in this thoughtful, moving biography, the pressure that the gifted and generous Luckman faced from would-be tacklers was nothing compared to his need to outrun the shadow of his father''s criminal past. Simply put, this book is about the greatest reverse play in the history of football." --Steve Wulf, ESPN "Rosen artfully blends fascinating tales of the rise of the National Football League with the bloody demise of the mob." --Bill Geist, author of Lake of the Ozarks "A magnificent book. A great story, with wonderful insights, about a man I revere." --Marv Levy, Pro Football Hall of Fame coach Praise for Such Good Girls : "R. D. Rosen proves a deft chronicler of the uncertainty, upheaval and turmoil experienced by his subjects . . . Most powerful of all, he makes us see how the Holocaust''s hidden children succeeded against the odds not just once, by surviving, but twice, through the resonant new lives they subsequently forged." -- Wall Street Journal "Rosen . . . tells the story of these women and the varied community of survivors with sensitivity and genuine affection." -- Library Journal "R. D. Rosen has performed an essential service to both memory and understanding. The three women at the heart of Such Good Girls have lived remarkable lives, and Rosen has limned them with both empathy and grace." --Daniel Okrent, author of Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition "In the always harrowing and inspiring literature of Survival, R. D. Rosen''s Such Good Girls makes a poignant and well-told contribution . . . The ''good girls'' of this riveting tale pulled off the improbable, which he conveys with talent, warmth, and great humanity." --Thane Rosenbaum, author of The Golems of Gotham and Second Hand Smoke "The first book that delves into the lesser-known aspect of children in hiding and the aftermath of the war years. Richly anecdotal, it reveals what it was like to become someone else-for a while-and then back again to whom one was meant to be." --Myriam Abramowicz, co-director of As If It Were Yesterday "R. D. Rosen has written about Jewish girls hidden in plain sight during the Holocaust with such compassion and precision that his beautifully crafted words give a new voice to an unspeakable time. Such Good Girls is a story you will not forget." --Betsy Carter, author of The Puzzle King Praise for A Buffalo in the House : "More than a touching man-beast buddy tale . . . Rosen lovingly chronicles the history of an embattled species and its importance in the American West." -- Entertainment Weekly "Riveting . . . From the story of one stray baby bison named Charlie . . . and the family that took him in, Rosen has drawn a sweeping history of the American frontier . . . I can''t remember when I''ve been instructed so gracefully, or entertained to such deep purpose." -- New Yorker "Moving proof of the restorative powers of man''s relationship with nature." -- People "Powerful . . . [Charlie is] one of the most memorable characters in recent nature writing." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) "If you''re mad for Marley, elated over Elsa the Lion, [or] rowdy for Rascal . . . stampede out and get A Buffalo in the House." -- Huron Daily Trbune, Praise for Tough Luck : "A fascinating book that is sure to be popular as the NFL approaches its 100th anniversary." -- Booklist "Who could ever imagine that the ascent of professional football in the 1940s and the demise of the rackets in New York City could be told through the lens of one immigrant family! This is a great and beautifully written untold story." --Gay Talese, author of The Voyeur''s Motel "As the quarterback of the Chicago Bears in the ''40s, Sid Luckman revolutionized the game, inspired an entire generation of Jewish-Americans and endeared himself to the biggest names in sports and show business. But as R. D. Rosen reveals in this thoughtful, moving biography, the pressure that the gifted and generous Luckman faced from would-be tacklers was nothing compared to his need to outrun the shadow of his father''s criminal past. Simply put, this book is about the greatest reverse play in the history of football." --Steve Wulf, ESPN "Rosen artfully blends fascinating tales of the rise of the National Football League with the bloody demise of the mob." --Bill Geist, author of Lake of the Ozarks "A magnificent book. A great story, with wonderful insights, about a man I revere." --Marv Levy, Pro Football Hall of Fame coach Praise for Such Good Girls : "R. D. Rosen proves a deft chronicler of the uncertainty, upheaval and turmoil experienced by his subjects . . . Most powerful of all, he makes us see how the Holocaust''s hidden children succeeded against the odds not just once, by surviving, but twice, through the resonant new lives they subsequently forged." -- Wall Street Journal "Rosen . . . tells the story of these women and the varied community of survivors with sensitivity and genuine affection." -- Library Journal "R. D. Rosen has performed an essential service to both memory and understanding. The three women at the heart of Such Good Girls have lived remarkable lives, and Rosen has limned them with both empathy and grace." --Daniel Okrent, author of Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition "In the always harrowing and inspiring literature of Survival, R. D. Rosen''s Such Good Girls makes a poignant and well-told contribution . . . The ''good girls'' of this riveting tale pulled off the improbable, which he conveys with talent, warmth, and great humanity." --Thane Rosenbaum, author of The Golems of Gotham and Second Hand Smoke "The first book that delves into the lesser-known aspect of children in hiding and the aftermath of the war years. Richly anecdotal, it reveals what it was like to become someone else-for a while-and then back again to whom one was meant to be." --Myriam Abramowicz, co-director of As If It Were Yesterday "R. D. Rosen has written about Jewish girls hidden in plain sight during the Holocaust with such compassion and precision that his beautifully crafted words give a new voice to an unspeakable time. Such Good Girls is a story you will not forget." --Betsy Carter, author of The Puzzle King Praise for A Buffalo in the House : "More than a touching man-beast buddy tale . . . Rosen lovingly chronicles the history of an embattled species and its importance in the American West." -- Entertainment Weekly "Riveting . . . From the story of one stray baby bison named Charlie . . . and the family that took him in, Rosen has drawn a sweeping history of the American frontier . . . I can''t remember when I''ve been instructed so gracefully, or entertained to such deep purpose." -- New Yorker "Moving proof of the restorative powers of man''s relationship with nature." -- People "Powerful . . . [Charlie is] one of the most memorable characters in recent nature writing." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) "If you''re mad for Marley, elated over Elsa the Lion, [or] rowdy for Rascal . . . stampede out and get A Buffalo in the House." -- Huron Daily Trbune, Praise for Such Good Girls : "R. D. Rosen proves a deft chronicler of the uncertainty, upheaval and turmoil experienced by his subjects . . . Most powerful of all, he makes us see how the Holocaust's hidden children succeeded against the odds not just once, by surviving, but twice, through the resonant new lives they subsequently forged." -- Wall Street Journal "Rosen . . . tells the story of these women and the varied community of survivors with sensitivity and genuine affection." -- Library Journal "R. D. Rosen has performed an essential service to both memory and understanding. The three women at the heart of Such Good Girls have lived remarkable lives, and Rosen has limned them with both empathy and grace." --Daniel Okrent, author of Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition "In the always harrowing and inspiring literature of Survival, R. D. Rosen's Such Good Girls makes a poignant and well-told contribution . . . The 'good girls' of this riveting tale pulled off the improbable, which he conveys with talent, warmth, and great humanity." --Thane Rosenbaum, author of The Golems of Gotham and Second Hand Smoke "The first book that delves into the lesser-known aspect of children in hiding and the aftermath of the war years. Richly anecdotal, it reveals what it was like to become someone else-for a while-and then back again to whom one was meant to be." --Myriam Abramowicz, co-director of As If It Were Yesterday "R. D. Rosen has written about Jewish girls hidden in plain sight during the Holocaust with such compassion and precision that his beautifully crafted words give a new voice to an unspeakable time. Such Good Girls is a story you will not forget." --Betsy Carter, author of The Puzzle King Praise for A Buffalo in the House : "More than a touching man-beast buddy tale . . . Rosen lovingly chronicles the history of an embattled species and its importance in the American West." -- Entertainment Weekly "Riveting . . . From the story of one stray baby bison named Charlie . . . and the family that took him in, Rosen has drawn a sweeping history of the American frontier . . . I can't remember when I've been instructed so gracefully, or entertained to such deep purpose." -- New Yorker "Moving proof of the restorative powers of man's relationship with nature." -- People "Powerful . . . [Charlie is] one of the most memorable characters in recent nature writing." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) "If you're mad for Marley, elated over Elsa the Lion, [or] rowdy for Rascal . . . stampede out and get A Buffalo in the House." -- Huron Daily Trbune
Synopsis
In the long annals of sports and crime, no story compares to the one that engulfed the Luckman family in 1935. As 18-year-old Sid Luckman made headlines across New York City for his high school football exploits at Erasmus Hall High School in Brooklyn, his father, Meyer Luckman, was making headlines in the same papers for a very different reason: the gangland murder of his own brother-in-law. Amazingly, when Sid became a star at Columbia and a Hall of Fame NFL quarterback in Chicago, all of it while Meyer Luckman served 20-years-to-life in Sing Sing Prison, the connection between sports celebrity son and mobster father was studiously ignored by the press and ultimately overlooked for eight decades. Tough Luck traces two simultaneous historical developments through a single immigrant family in Depression-era New York: the rise of the National Football League led by the dynastic Chicago Bears, whose famed owner George Halas convinced Sid Luckman to help him turn the sluggish game of pro football into America's favorite pastime; and the demise--triggered by Meyer Luckman's crime and initial coverup--of the Brooklyn labor rackets and Louis Lepke's infamous organization Murder, Inc. Filled with colorful characters--from ambitious district attorney-turned-governor Thomas Dewey and legendary columnist Walter Winchell, to Sid Luckman's rival quarterback "Slingin'" Sammy Baugh and pro football's unsung intellectual genius Clark Shaughnessy; from the lethal Lepke and hit men like "Tick Tock" Tannenbaum, to Sid's powerful post-career friends Frank Sinatra and Joe DiMaggio-- Tough Luck memorably evokes an era of vicious Brooklyn mobsters and undefeated Monsters of the Midway, a time when the media kept their mouths shut and the soft-spoken son of a murderer could become a beloved legend with a hidden past., Rosen presents a remarkable tale of a golden son and his disgraced father, layered over the unforgettable era of Brooklyn mobsters and the rise of the National Football League., A remarkable tale of a golden son and his disgraced father, layered over the unforgettable era of Brooklyn mobsters and the rise of the National Football League
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GV939.L83R67 2019
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