American Mafia : a history of its rise to power /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | First edition. |
| Imprint: | New York : H. Holt, 2004. |
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| Retention: | Retained for Eastern Academic Scholars' Trust (EAST) http://eastlibraries.org/retained-materials |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction: "The Most Secret and Terrible Organization in the World"
- 1.. "We Must Teach These People a Lesson": A Murder and Lynching in New Orleans
- 2.. A Place in the Sun: Italian Gangs of New York
- 3.. Italian Squads and American Carabinieri: Law Enforcement Wars on the Mafia
- 4.. Diamond Jim: Overlord of the Underworld
- 5.. In the Footsteps of Petrosino: Big Mike
- 6.. Prohibition: The Mobs Strike a Bonanza
- 7.. The "Get Capone" Drive: Print the Legend
- 8.. Lucky: The Rise and Rise of Charlie Luciano
- 9.. The Commission: The Mobs Go National
- 10.. Racket-Busting: The Dewey Days
- 11.. The Feds: Assessing the Menace of the Mafia
- 12.. Overreaching: Hollywood and Detroit
- 13.. The Prime Minister
- 14.. New Worlds to Conquer: Postwar Expansion
- 15.. TV's Greatest Hits: Senator Kefauver Presents the Mafia
- Epilogue: The Decline of the American Mafia
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Acknowledgments
- Index