{"product_id":"jack-ruby-the-many-faces-of-oswalds-assassin-hardcover","title":"Jack Ruby: The Many Faces of Oswald's Assassin - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDanny Fingeroth\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJack Ruby changed history with one bold, violent action: killing accused presidential assassin Lee Harvey Oswald on live TV two days after the November 22, 1963, murder of President John F. Kennedy. But who \u003ci\u003ewas \u003c\/i\u003eJack Ruby--and how did he come to be in \u003ci\u003ethat\u003c\/i\u003e spot on \u003ci\u003ethat \u003c\/i\u003eday?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e As we approach the sixtieth anniversaries of the murders of Kennedy and Oswald, Jack Ruby's motives are as maddeningly ambiguous today as they were the day that he pulled the trigger. \u003cbr\u003e The fascinating yet frustrating thing about Ruby is that there is evidence to paint him as \u003ci\u003eat least \u003c\/i\u003etwo different people. Much of his life story points to him as bumbling, vain, violent, and neurotic; a product of the grinding poverty of Chicago's Jewish ghetto; a man barely able to make a living or sustain a relationship with anyone besides his dogs. \u003cbr\u003e By the same token, evidence exists of Jack Ruby as cagey and competent, perhaps not a mastermind, but a useful pawn of the Mob \u003ci\u003eand \u003c\/i\u003eof both the police and the FBI; someone capable of running numerous legal, illegal, and semi-legal enterprises, including smuggling arms and vehicles to both sides in the Cuban revolution; someone capable of acting as middleman in bribery schemes to have imprisoned Mob figures set free. \u003cbr\u003e Cultural historian Danny Fingeroth's research includes a new, in-depth interview with Rabbi Hillel Silverman, the legendary Dallas clergyman who visited Ruby regularly in prison and who was witness to Ruby's descent into madness. Fingeroth also conducted interviews with Ruby family members and associates. The book's findings will catapult you into a trip through a house of historical mirrors. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAt its end, perhaps Jack Ruby's assault on history will begin to make sense. And perhaps we will understand how Oswald's assassin led us to the world we live in today.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDanny Fingeroth \u003c\/b\u003eis a biographer and cultural historian\/commentator, specializing in the intersection of Jewish and American cultures. He's the author of \u003ci\u003eSuperman on the Couch \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eDisguised as Clark Kent. \u003c\/i\u003eHis acclaimed 2019 biography of Stan Lee, \u003ci\u003eA Marvelous Life, \u003c\/i\u003eis a laser-sharp look at this innovative figure--the inventor of Marvel Comics. Fingeroth has spoken at venues including the Smithsonian Institution and Columbia University, as well as on NBC's \u003ci\u003eToday Show \u003c\/i\u003eand NPR's \u003ci\u003eAll Things Considered. \u003c\/i\u003eHe has written commentaries for publications including \u003ci\u003eThe Los Angeles Times \u003c\/i\u003eand the\u003ci\u003e Wall Street Journal. \u003c\/i\u003eDanny was born, raised, and lives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.85 x 9.24 x 6.32 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 21, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51764828864800,"sku":"9781641609128","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/cf7445b6f5c7a38b030d1741a9276672.webp?v=1780255912","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/jack-ruby-the-many-faces-of-oswalds-assassin-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}