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Five Families: The Rise, Decline and Resurgence of America's Most Powerful Mafia Empires by Selwyn Raab (Hardcover, 2006)
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Talk about stranger than fiction. Selwyn Raab tells riveting, true tales of the fabled mob figures. It's 'The Godfather' annotated - a classic piece of reporting by a man who knows the bloody, brutal, corrupt territory. - Mike Wallace, '60 Minutes' This extensively researched account of the fabled New York mob figures we alternately despise and glamorize provides the most comprehensive history of the city's criminal empires that have intimidated, killed and fleeced Americans and confounded law enforcement for over 100 years. From their New York headquarters, the Bonnano, Colombo, Gambino, Genovese and Lucchese crime 'familes' have created a vast domain with outposts along the East Coast, Florida, California and Las Vegas. With influence over everything from the price of fruit and vegetables, waterfront commerce in America's largest port, the construction industry, local and national government, the FBI, even refuse collection and the heroin trade, the Cosa Nostra's hold on everyday life is unprecedented. Selwyn Raab has managed to persuade mafiosi and their helpmates to talk candidly for the first time, and he unravels their mysterious codes and culture to elucidate the art of surviving in a volatile criminal environment. In the light of the success of John Dickie's bestselling 'Cosa Nostra' and the enduring allure of the Mafia in pop culture ('The Sopranos', 'The Godfather Returns'), this fascinating and definitive work is at once a history of the world's most sophisticated and lucrative underworld phenomena and an investigation into the pillage of New York's richest city and region. Selwyn Raab not only reveals where the bodies are buried, he brings them back to life.Product Identifiers
PublisherPavilion Books
ISBN-139781861059246
eBay Product ID (ePID)86642072
Product Key Features
Number of Pages784 Pages
Publication NameFive Families: the Rise, Decline and Resurgence of America's Most Powerful Mafia Empires
LanguageEnglish
SubjectHistory
Publication Year2006
TypeTextbook
AuthorSelwyn Raab
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height240 mm
Item Weight1280 g
Item Width160 mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorSelwyn Raab
TopicTrue Crime, Books
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- 12 Sep, 2019
A Big Book in many ways!
Delves deeper than other "Mafia" books I've read before and gives some info I've never seen before.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
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