The mob and the city
Subtitle: the hidden history of how the mafia captured New York
By: C. Alexander Hortis ; foreword by James B. Jacobs
Publisher: Prometheus Books
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 382
ISBN-13: 9781616149239
Subjects: Organized crime; Mafia; History
Description: Forget what you think you know about the Mafia. After reading this book, even life-long mob aficionados will have a new perspective on organized crime. Informative, authoritative, and eye-opening, this is the first full-length book devoted exclusively to uncovering the hidden history of how the Mafia came to dominate organized crime in New York City during the 1930s through 1950s. Based on exhaustive research of archives and secret files obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, author and attorney C. Alexander Hortis draws on the deepest collection of primary sources, many newly discovered, of any history of the modern mob.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-360) and index.
Table of contents: title: Foreword / by Dr. James B. Jacobs; title: Introduction: the godfather vs. New York history; title: A city built for the mob; title: Prohibition and the rise of the Sicilians; title: The mafia rebellion of 1928-31 and the fall of the boss of bosses; title: The racketeer cometh : how the mob infiltrated labor unions; title: The mafia and the drug trade; title: The mob nightlife; title: The lives of wiseguys; title: Mouthpieces for the mob : crooked cops, mob lawyers, and prosecutors; title: The assassinations of 1957; title: Apalachin; title: Conclusion: New York's mafia; title: Acknowledgments; title: Select bibliography; title: Notes.