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First family terror, extortion, revenge, murder, and the birth of the American mafia

Using previously untapped Secret Service archives, prison records, and interviews with surviving family members, Dash presents the gripping story of the birth of the Italian Mafia in America, and brings to life the remarkable villains and unusual heroes of the Mafia's early years.

Main Author: Dash, Mike.
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Random House, c2009.
Edition: 1st ed.
Subjects:
Mafia > History.
Criminals > United States > Biography.
Organized crime.
Online Access: Go to Downloadable eBook Here.
Summary: Using previously untapped Secret Service archives, prison records, and interviews with surviving family members, Dash presents the gripping story of the birth of the Italian Mafia in America, and brings to life the remarkable villains and unusual heroes of the Mafia's early years.
Physical Description: xxx, 375 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps, geneal. table, ports. ; 25 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. [350]-357) and index.
ISBN: 9781400067220 (alk. paper)
1400067227 (alk. paper)
Author Notes: He is the author of the critically acclaimed TULIPOMANIA and two other books. He is the former editorial director of the Fortean Times. A Cambridge educated historian before he became a writer, his articles have been published in the Guardian and the Observer, and he appears frequently on television in the UK.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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