Philadelphia organized crime in the 1920s and 1930s
By: Anne Margaret Anderson and John J. Binder
Contributors: Binder, John J., 1956- author; Arcadia Publishing
Series: Images of America; Images of America
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Charleston, South Carolina
Language: eng
Number of pages: 127
ISBN-13: 9781467121170
Subjects: Corruption; Pictorial works; History; Organized crime; Criminals; Social conditions; Politics and government
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 126) and index.
Table of contents: title: Corrupt and contented: police, politicians, and power brokers; title: The King and Mr. Big: bootlegging empires; title: Bloody Angels: turf wars and gang fights; title: Quaker City Syndicate: the "Nig Rosen" mob; title: Arsenic and black lace: poison-for-profit ring.