Synopsis
An unbiased history of the mafia's rise from the 1880s to the post-World War II era features the case stories of such characters as Lucky Luciano and Al Capone, noting the particular role the prohibition had in the establishment of the mafia's defining characteristics and ability to infiltrate industry and government. 35,000 first printing.
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Thomas Reppetto is a former Chicago commander of detectives and has been the president of New York City's Citizens Crime Commission for more than twenty years. He is the author of NYPD: A City and Its Police, a New York Times Notable Book. He lives in New York City.
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