The Resource The real George Freeman : thief, race-fixer, standover man and underworld crim, Tony Reeves
The real George Freeman : thief, race-fixer, standover man and underworld crim, Tony Reeves
Resource Information
The item The real George Freeman : thief, race-fixer, standover man and underworld crim, Tony Reeves represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Randwick City Library.This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch. This resource has been enriched with EBSCO NoveList data.
Resource Information
The item The real George Freeman : thief, race-fixer, standover man and underworld crim, Tony Reeves represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Randwick City Library.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
This resource has been enriched with EBSCO NoveList data.
- Summary
- Sin City, 1979. Crooked cops take the cream off the top of crime profits. Judges frequent illegal gambling dens. The winners of races are known before the horses have run. Heroin floods the streets, and the fight for the control of the trade sees men being gunned down left and right. This is the world of George Freeman ? often portrayed as a charming celebrity gangster, he was in fact a calculated criminal motivated by greed and a lust for power and influence. One of Sydney's most notorious and unforgiving hard men, Freeman preferred others to do his dirty work. He dominated that city's underworld alongside Lennie McPherson, controlling a vast illegal gambling empire while keeping top cops, judges and politicians in his pocket. Here, at last, we hear the truth about Freeman's links to the Mafia and drug trafficking, his secret addiction and the accusations of murder. In this compelling and unsettling account, award-winning writer Tony Reeves reveals George Freeman without the gloss
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xiii, 251 p., [8] p. of plates
- Note
- Includes index
- Isbn
- 9781921518720
- Label
- The real George Freeman : thief, race-fixer, standover man and underworld crim
- Title
- The real George Freeman
- Title remainder
- thief, race-fixer, standover man and underworld crim
- Statement of responsibility
- Tony Reeves
- Subject
-
- Book-making (Betting) -- New South Wales -- Biography
- Criminals -- New South Wales | Sydney -- Biography
- trueCriminals -- Sydney, New South Wales
- Freeman, George, 1935-
- trueBook-making (Betting)
- trueOrganized crime -- Sydney, New South Wales
- Sydney (N.S.W.) -- Biography
- trueSydney, New South Wales
- Organized crime -- New South Wales | Sydney
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Sin City, 1979. Crooked cops take the cream off the top of crime profits. Judges frequent illegal gambling dens. The winners of races are known before the horses have run. Heroin floods the streets, and the fight for the control of the trade sees men being gunned down left and right. This is the world of George Freeman ? often portrayed as a charming celebrity gangster, he was in fact a calculated criminal motivated by greed and a lust for power and influence. One of Sydney's most notorious and unforgiving hard men, Freeman preferred others to do his dirty work. He dominated that city's underworld alongside Lennie McPherson, controlling a vast illegal gambling empire while keeping top cops, judges and politicians in his pocket. Here, at last, we hear the truth about Freeman's links to the Mafia and drug trafficking, his secret addiction and the accusations of murder. In this compelling and unsettling account, award-winning writer Tony Reeves reveals George Freeman without the gloss
- Biography type
- individual biography
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 10150596
- Cataloging source
- ANL
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1940-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Reeves, Tony
- Dewey number
- B
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- portraits
- plates
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Freeman, George
- Book-making (Betting)
- Criminals
- Organized crime
- Sydney (N.S.W.)
- Target audience
- adult
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
- thief, race-fixer, standover man and underworld crim
- Label
- The real George Freeman : thief, race-fixer, standover man and underworld crim, Tony Reeves
- Note
- Includes index
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Control code
- 000046293032
- Dimensions
- 23 cm.
- Extent
- xiii, 251 p., [8] p. of plates
- Form of item
- regular print reproduction
- Isbn
- 9781921518720
- Isbn Type
- (pbk.)
- Other physical details
- ill., ports.
- System control number
- (OCoLC)688582361
- Label
- The real George Freeman : thief, race-fixer, standover man and underworld crim, Tony Reeves
- Note
- Includes index
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Control code
- 000046293032
- Dimensions
- 23 cm.
- Extent
- xiii, 251 p., [8] p. of plates
- Form of item
- regular print reproduction
- Isbn
- 9781921518720
- Isbn Type
- (pbk.)
- Other physical details
- ill., ports.
- System control number
- (OCoLC)688582361
Subject
- Book-making (Betting) -- New South Wales -- Biography
- Criminals -- New South Wales | Sydney -- Biography
- trueCriminals -- Sydney, New South Wales
- Freeman, George, 1935-
- trueBook-making (Betting)
- trueOrganized crime -- Sydney, New South Wales
- Sydney (N.S.W.) -- Biography
- trueSydney, New South Wales
- Organized crime -- New South Wales | Sydney
Genre
Embed
Settings
Select options that apply then copy and paste the RDF/HTML data fragment to include in your application
Embed this data in a secure (HTTPS) page:
Layout options:
Include data citation:
<div class="citation" vocab="http://schema.org/"><i class="fa fa-external-link-square fa-fw"></i> Data from <span resource="http://link.randwick.nsw.gov.au/portal/The-real-George-Freeman--thief-race-fixer/jFKPGNpk9I4/" typeof="Book http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/Item"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a href="http://link.randwick.nsw.gov.au/portal/The-real-George-Freeman--thief-race-fixer/jFKPGNpk9I4/">The real George Freeman : thief, race-fixer, standover man and underworld crim, Tony Reeves</a></span> - <span property="potentialAction" typeOf="OrganizeAction"><span property="agent" typeof="LibrarySystem http://library.link/vocab/LibrarySystem" resource="http://link.randwick.nsw.gov.au/"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a property="url" href="http://link.randwick.nsw.gov.au/">Randwick City Library</a></span></span></span></span></div>
Note: Adjust the width and height settings defined in the RDF/HTML code fragment to best match your requirements
Preview
Cite Data - Experimental
Data Citation of the Item The real George Freeman : thief, race-fixer, standover man and underworld crim, Tony Reeves
Copy and paste the following RDF/HTML data fragment to cite this resource
<div class="citation" vocab="http://schema.org/"><i class="fa fa-external-link-square fa-fw"></i> Data from <span resource="http://link.randwick.nsw.gov.au/portal/The-real-George-Freeman--thief-race-fixer/jFKPGNpk9I4/" typeof="Book http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/Item"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a href="http://link.randwick.nsw.gov.au/portal/The-real-George-Freeman--thief-race-fixer/jFKPGNpk9I4/">The real George Freeman : thief, race-fixer, standover man and underworld crim, Tony Reeves</a></span> - <span property="potentialAction" typeOf="OrganizeAction"><span property="agent" typeof="LibrarySystem http://library.link/vocab/LibrarySystem" resource="http://link.randwick.nsw.gov.au/"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a property="url" href="http://link.randwick.nsw.gov.au/">Randwick City Library</a></span></span></span></span></div>
