Bibliograph

The mob and the city, the hidden history of how the mafia captured New York, C. Alexander Hortis ; foreword by James B. Jacobs

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The mob and the city, the hidden history of how the mafia captured New York, C. Alexander Hortis ; foreword by James B. Jacobs

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The mob and the city

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

855905227

Responsibility statement

C. Alexander Hortis ; foreword by James B. Jacobs

Sub title

the hidden history of how the mafia captured New York

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 -- Select bibliography -- Notes

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