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001 2013049314
003 DLC
005 20140626084248.0
008 140113s2014 nyuab b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2013049314
020 $a9781616149239 (hardback)
020 $z9781616149246 (ebook)
040 $aDLC$beng$cDLC$erda$dDLC
042 $apcc
043 $an-us-ny
050 00 $aHV6452.N72$bH67 2014
082 00 $a364.10609747/1$223
100 1 $aHortis, C. Alexander,$d1972-
245 14 $aThe mob and the city :$bthe hidden history of how the mafia captured New York /$cby C. Alexander Hortis.
264 1 $aAmherst, NY :$bPrometheus Books,$c2014.
300 $a382 pages :$billustrations, maps ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 357-360) and index.
505 0 $aForeword / 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 -- Select bibliography -- Notes.
650 0 $aMafia$zNew York (State)$zNew York$xHistory.
650 0 $aOrganized crime$zNew York (State)$zNew York$xHistory.