Published 1952
by Crown Publishers in New York .
Written in English
Edition Notes
Includes index.
| Statement | by Jack Lait and Lee Mortimer. |
| Contributions | Mortimer, Lee, 1904-1963. |
| Classifications | |
|---|---|
| LC Classifications | E169 .L2 |
| The Physical Object | |
| Pagination | xi, 404 p. ; |
| Number of Pages | 404 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL6109771M |
| LC Control Number | 52005678 |
| OCLC/WorldCa | 179506 |
U.S.A. Confidential is a book written by Jack Lait and Lee Mortimer (Crown Publishers). Its theme is crime and corruption. The book is remarkable for early mentions of many who would become infamous, among them Benny Binion and Jimmy Fratianno. The book itself has researched its history well but distorts much of its good research with slander,misrepresentation,distorthion. In the end it suceeded in being a travel guide for people out for a good time, it had lists of where prostitutes can be pickedup, where homosexuals can pickup fairies,lesbians can find girlfriends,where those who /5. This book states that "Puerto Ricans are not born to be New Yorkers. They are mostly crude farmers, subject to congenital tropical diseases, physically unfit for the northern climate, unskilled, uneducated, non-English-speaking and almost impossible to assimilate and condition for healthful and useful existence in an active city of stone and steel."4/5(4). Additional Physical Format: Online version: Lait, Jack, U.S.A. confidential. New York: Crown Publishers, © (OCoLC) Document Type.
I liked this book as well as chicago confidential and u.s.a. confidential by the same authors. But what must be taken into account that the writers worked for william randolph hearst newspapers and the book was possibly published by a company associated with the hearst papers.4/5(6). , U.S.A. confidential / by Jack Lait and Lee Mortimer Crown Pub N.Y Wikipedia Citation Please see Wikipedia's template documentation for further citation fields that may be required. U.S.A. Confidential: by J Lait and L Mortimer. Full text is unavailable for this digitized archive article. Subscribers may view the full text of this article in its original form through. U.S.A. Confidential by Jack Lait 2 ratings, average rating, 2 reviews U.S.A. Confidential Quotes Showing of 2 “anyone who has crammed for a school exam knows how easy it Author: Jack Lait, Lee Mortimer.
The "Confidential" Books. In the late s and early s, Lait, with co-author Lee Mortimer, wrote a series of four controversial books detailing the seamy underside of America and three of its main cities. Each of the four books had the word "confidential" in its title. item 1 U.S.A. Confidential Hardcover Book on Corrupt America by Lait and Mortimer 1 - U.S.A. Confidential Hardcover Book on Corrupt America by Lait and Mortimer. $ +$ shipping. item 2 Jack Lait & Lee Mortimer CHICAGO CONFIDENTIAL Crown Publishers 10th print 2 - Jack Lait & Lee Mortimer CHICAGO CONFIDENTIAL Crown Publishers 10th. What makes this especially good stuff from the point of view of U.S.A. Confidential is that three of the parties involved are dead and therefore in no position to bring libel suits, and the fourth. Washington confidential by Lait, Jack and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at
