Syndicate Wife by Hank Messick. Hardbound, $99 ppd
The story of Ann Drahmann Coppola, who began her life as a syndicate wife by a youthful marriage to Charley Drahmann, manager of one of the syndicate's casinos. Shorthly after Drahmann's accidental death while carrying out a bit of business for the mob, she married the orotious 'Trigger' Mike Coppola, boss of the lucrative numbers racket in East Harlem. For the illegal Kentucky gambling enthusiast it includes many references to the 'players' in the Newport/Covington area, including 'Screw Andrews (Frank Andriola), April Flowers, Beverly Hills Country Club, Jimmy Brink, Tito Carinci, Moe Dalitz, Glenn Hotel, Glenn Rendezvous, Glenn Schmidt Playtorium, Big Jim Harris, Hy-Dee-Ho Club, Morris Kleinman, Latin Quarter, Charles Lester, Louis 'Sleepout' Levinson, Peter Licavoli, Lookout House, Red Masterson, George Ratterman, Snax Bar, and more.
Both of these books are 'must haves' for the student of Kentucky illegal gambling in the Newport/Covington area. Both are in good condition.
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