Goodreads helps you follow your favorite authors. Be the first to learn about new releases!
Start by following Mike Dash.

Mike Dash Mike Dash > Quotes

 

 (?)
Quotes are added by the Goodreads community and are not verified by Goodreads. (Learn more)
Showing 1-8 of 8
“psychopaths have a narcissistic and grossly inflated view of their self-worth and importance, a truly astonishing egocentricity and sense of entitlement, and see themselves as the centre of the universe, as superior beings who are justified in living according to their own rules.”
Mike Dash, Batavia's Graveyard
“The pack of all disasters has moulded together and fallen on my neck.” FRANCISCO PELSAERT”
Mike Dash, Batavia's Graveyard: The True Story of the Mad Heretic Who Led History's Bloodiest Meeting
“...the disease killed eight thousand...between its first appearance in October 1635 and its eventual disappearance in July 1637...The appalling impact of the plague had two significant consequences. One was that it created a shortage of labor and thus resulted in a rise in wages as employers competed for man-power.”
Mike Dash, Tulipomania: The Story of the World's Most Coveted Flower & the Extraordinary Passions It Aroused
“The gunner drew a knife and slashed at Gerritsz’s back, bawling: “Out, cats and dogs—you have been masters here long enough, now I [will be master] for a while.” The steward ran for his life, leaving the bottle room unguarded, and soon several of Janssen’s shipmates had joined him in sampling the fine wines and spirits within.”
Mike Dash, Batavia's Graveyard: The True Story of the Mad Heretic Who Led History's Bloodiest Meeting
“Who Wants to Be Stabbed to Death?” “What a godless life is that which has been lived here.” FRANCISCO PELSAERT”
Mike Dash, Batavia's Graveyard: The True Story of the Mad Heretic Who Led History's Bloodiest Meeting
“Solo en Little Italy quebraron veinticinco bancos, y su bancarrota costó a doce mil clientes los ahorros de toda su vida. Cientos de pequeñas empresas se fueron a pique. Solo las que estaban bien consolidadas, bien dirigidas y bien administradas tuvieron posibilidades de sobrevivir.”
Mike Dash, La primera familia: Extorsión, venganza, muerte y el nacimiento de la mafia americana
“Ley Seca no tuvo ningún efecto perceptible en la demanda de cerveza, vino y licores; especialmente en Nueva York, donde se estimaba que las 16.000 tabernas que existían en la ciudad antes de la aprobación de la Ley Volstead habían sido reemplazadas por 32.000 bares clandestinos.”
Mike Dash, La primera familia: Extorsión, venganza, muerte y el nacimiento de la mafia americana
“década de 1930 calcularon que solo sus beneficios por la venta de cerveza eran del orden de entre 60 y 100 millones de dólares anuales; otra estimación sugiere que en 1928 las ventas de alcohol en Detroit totalizaron la cifra de 215 millones de dólares. En esa misma época, el mercado de Nueva York —una ciudad mayor que Chicago y Detroit juntas— difícilmente podía tener un valor inferior a los 500 millones de dólares, y si, entre todas, las familias mafiosas de la ciudad se llevaban ni que fuera una vigésima parte de esa cifra, su facturación debió de superar los 25 millones anuales.”
Mike Dash, La primera familia: Extorsión, venganza, muerte y el nacimiento de la mafia americana

All Quotes | Add A Quote
Batavia's Graveyard: The True Story of the Mad Heretic Who Led History's Bloodiest Mutiny Batavia's Graveyard
4,395 ratings
Open Preview
Tulipomania: The Story of the World's Most Coveted Flower & the Extraordinary Passions It Aroused Tulipomania
2,921 ratings
Open Preview
The First Family: Terror, Extortion, Revenge, Murder, and the Birth of the American Mafia The First Family
1,399 ratings
Open Preview
Satan's Circus: Murder, Vice, Police Corruption, and New York's Trial of the Century Satan's Circus
917 ratings
Open Preview