Author: Carl Sifakis
Year: 1987
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True crime, Non Fiction, Mafia, History
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9780816056958
0816056951 |
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Written by a veteran crime reporter who knows the turf, The Mafia Encyclopedia is the most complete and up to date source available on this morbidly fascinating subject.
Organized crime is the greatest criminal phenomenon of our time. From Al Capone, who boldly claimed his bootlegging activities were a public service, to John Gotti, the "Teflon don" who died in prison, these criminals have garnered headlines and captured the public imagination with their flamboyant lifestyles and colorful attitudes. Immortalized in books, movies, and popular television shows like The Godfather and The Sopranos, these gangsters, godfathers, hitmen, and dons have taken their place in criminal mythology, but the reality of their underworld endeavors is something entirely different.
In The Mafia Encyclopedia, Carl Sifakis once again provides a fascinating survey of the mob's most influential perpetrators and personalities, including their hangouts and hideaways, their plays for power, their schemes and crimes, and their unique culture and jargon.
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