The cigar Carmine Galante, mafia terror

From the godfathers of American Mafia history, the brutal and blood-stained biography of Carmine Galante, the ruthless Bonnano boss who rose from tenement street thug to masterminding the legendary global heroin trafficking network, the French Connection - always with a cigar in his mouth.

Main Authors: Dimatteo, Frank, 1956- (Author), Benson, Michael (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Citadel Press ; Kensington Publishing Corp., 2023.
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Summary: From the godfathers of American Mafia history, the brutal and blood-stained biography of Carmine Galante, the ruthless Bonnano boss who rose from tenement street thug to masterminding the legendary global heroin trafficking network, the French Connection - always with a cigar in his mouth.
Physical Description: viii, 279 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9780806542379
0806542373
Author Notes: Frank Dimatteo is a lifelong Brooklynite, Mafia "survivor," and publisher of Mob Candy magazine. He is the author of the acclaimed memoir, The President Street Boys: Growing Up Mafia , as well as Mob Candy's Brooklyn Gangsters and Manhattan
Gangsters.

Michael Benson is the author of more than sixty books, including the nonfiction history and crime titles Gangsters vs Nazis, Betrayal in Blood , Killer Twins , Mommy Deadliest , Who's Who in the JFK Assassination , and The Devil at Genesee Junction. He is the co-author, along with Frank Dimatteo, of the acclaimed American Mafia history books Carmine the Snake, Mafia Hit Man, and Lord High Executioner . He regularly appears on ID: Investigation Discovery channel and is the recipient of the Academy of American Poets Award. Benson lives in New York and can be found on Facebook @authorMichaelBenson.