American Mafia: A History of Its Rise to Power - Hardcover

Reppetto, Thomas

 
9780805072105: American Mafia: A History of Its Rise to Power

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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About the Author

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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ISBN 10:  0805077987 ISBN 13:  9780805077988
Publisher: Picador Paper, 2005
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