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the hidden history of how the mafia captured New York

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The mob and the city

the hidden history of how the mafia captured New York

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Prometheus Books
Language
English
Pages
382

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Subjects

Organized crime, Mafia, History, New york (n.y.), history

Places

New York (State), New York
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Cover of: The mob and the city
The mob and the city: the hidden history of how the mafia captured New York
2014, Prometheus Books
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Table of Contents

Foreword / by Dr. James B. Jacobs
Introduction: the godfather vs. New York history
A city built for the mob
Prohibition and the rise of the Sicilians
The mafia rebellion of 1928-31 and the fall of the boss of bosses
The racketeer cometh : how the mob infiltrated labor unions
The mafia and the drug trade
The mob nightlife
The lives of wiseguys
Mouthpieces for the mob : crooked cops, mob lawyers, and prosecutors
The assassinations of 1957
Apalachin
Conclusion: New York's mafia
Acknowledgments
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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-360) and index.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
364.10609747/1
Library of Congress
HV6452.N72 H67 2014, HV6452.N72H67 2014

The Physical Object

Pagination
382 pages
Number of pages
382

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Open Library
OL27161924M
Internet Archive
mobcityhiddenhis0000hort
ISBN 10
161614923X
ISBN 13
9781616149239
LCCN
2013049314
OCLC/WorldCat
855905227

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