Robert Grey Reynolds Jr: 502 books

Book cover of Existentialism Its Religious Proponents And Detractors
by Robert Grey Reynolds Jr
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2015

Existentialism is a European philosophical movement that was fostered by Danish philosopher Soren Kierkegaard in the early 19th Century. French writer Jean-Paul Sartre revived existentialism in 1943 with the publication of Being and Nothingness. Sartre and Kierkegaard are examples of the extremes...
Book cover of Connie Kreski
by Robert Grey Reynolds Jr
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2015

Connie Kreski was among the most visible of the Playboy Playmates of the 1960s. She was Playmate of the Month of January 1968 and was selected Playmate of the Year. Soon she entered movies and television, playing small roles in a variety of popular 1970s comedy series and crime dramas. Among these...
Book cover of Louis Pioggi New York City Gang Leader
by Robert Grey Reynolds Jr
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2017

Louis Pioggi was a gangster who worked in association with Paul Kelly, a notorious Five Points underworld figure. This was an era that produced Monk Eastman, Kid Twist, Sam Tietch, the Sirocco gang and many more notorious hoodlums. Pioggi hung out at dives in Coney Island, Brooklyn and Manhattan....
Book cover of The Dickens-Power Gang Boston & Schenectady 1936-1938
by Robert Grey Reynolds Jr
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2016

The William E. Dickens-Sidney Power Gang was active in the New England states in the late 1930s. The gang leaders were killed in shootouts with law enforcement by the end of 1937. However several associates weren't apprehended by law enforcement until early 1938 and later. The gang pulled robberies,...
Book cover of Philadelphia Police Crackdown on Jewish Pornographic Book and Photo Distributors
by Robert Grey Reynolds Jr
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2017

The years 1926 and 1927 marked the beginning of an anti-obscenity campaign in Philadelphia. According to news accounts many publishers and distributors of illicit literature had relocated to Philly from other major cities. Despite the support of Catholic leaders and others New York City didn't approve...
Book cover of Frank Cammarata Youngstown, Ohio and Detroit Mobster
by Robert Grey Reynolds Jr
Language: English
Release Date: December 25, 2017

Frank Cammarata was a mobster heavily involved in the music and jukebox business in the 1950s. His base was Detroit and Ohio. Deported from the United States in 1939 he reentered the country as a stowaway on a ship bound for New York City. Cammarata was hired specifically to break up a dispute between...
Book cover of Terre Haute, Indiana Betting Ring Big Time Gambling in 1959
by Robert Grey Reynolds Jr
Language: English
Release Date: September 14, 2016

A gambling syndicate that operated above a prominent Terre Haute, Indiana restaurant in the late 1950s was a multi-million dollar operation. The business was nationwide and featured mobsters from Chicago, Minneapolis, Indianapolis and Las Vegas. My e-book looks at the reach of the betting ring and...
Book cover of William Sailor Freedman Lightweight Boxer and Jewish Criminal
by Robert Grey Reynolds Jr
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2016

William Sailor Freedman was a lightweight boxer who came to Philadelphia from Brooklyn as a runaway youth. He worked as a newsboy before he became an employee of gambler Max Hoff. In later years he resumed his connections with organized crime associates like Hoff. Hoff was a rum runner during the...
Book cover of The Playboy Playmate Who Dined At The Nixon White House And Other Cottontail Anecdotes
by Robert Grey Reynolds Jr
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2018

My e-book looks at Playboy Playmates and models from 1973-1988. I've included random happenings. Included within is a remembrance of a 1973 Playmate who dined at the White House. She was a guest of President Richard Nixon and First Lady Pat Nixon and the companion of a former Vietnam POW. A late 1980s...
Book cover of Bruno Giacomelli
by Robert Grey Reynolds Jr
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2015

Bruno Giacomelli was a promising Formula 2 World Champion who came into F1 in the late 1970s. Driving for Ford-McLaren and later Alfa Romeo observers were impressed by how fast the Italian driver from Brescia was on the track. Giacomelli was joined at Alfa first by Andrea de Cesaris and later Mario...
Book cover of Richie Ginther
by Robert Grey Reynolds Jr
Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2016

Richie Ginther like his fellow Californian, Phil Hill, was a Formula 1 driver of significance in the 1960s. Both were from Granada Hills, California. Hill won the 1961 World Championship of Formula 1 Driving in 1961 while Ginther's one and only F1 victory came at the Mexican Grand Prix, driving...
Book cover of Noel Francis Hollywood Actress From Texas
by Robert Grey Reynolds Jr
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2017

Noel Francis caught the eye of Broadway producer Florenz Ziegfeld after she came to New York City from her native Texas. Noel soon appeared in the Ziegfeld Follies of 1925. Then with help from Ziegfeld she started acting in motion pictures. She signed with Fox Films. In the early 1930s she became...
Book cover of Mario de Araujo Cabral The First Portuguese Formula One Driver
by Robert Grey Reynolds Jr
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2015

Mario de Araujo Cabral became Portugal's first Formula One driver when he qualified for the Grand Prix of Portugal in 1959. His name was soon blackened by an incident when he pulled onto the track at Monsanto in front of F1 great Jack Brabham. The incident has been linked with Cabral ever since. A...
Book cover of Alabama vs. Georgia September 22, 1962 Portrait of a Fixed College Football Game
by Robert Grey Reynolds Jr
Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 2015

Wally Butts and Bear Bryant were two legendary coaching figures in the Southeastern Conference. An Atlanta insurance man claimed to have been connected to a telephone conversation between the two coaches while he was trying to call a friend on business in Atlanta. The Saturday Evening Post published...
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