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Author Hortis, C. Alexander, 1972-

Title The mob and the city : the hidden history of how the mafia captured New York / by C. Alexander Hortis.

Publication Info. Amherst, NY : Prometheus Books, 2014.

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Location Call No. Status
 Avon Free Public Library - Adult Department  364.106 HORTIS    Check Shelf
 Bristol, Manross Branch - Non Fiction  364.106 H789    Check Shelf
 Cheshire Public Library - Adult Department Lower Level  364.406 HORTIS    Check Shelf
 Farmington, Main Library - Adult Department  364.14 HOR    Check Shelf
 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department  364.106 HORTIS    DUE 02-09-24 Billed
 Rocky Hill, Cora J. Belden Library - Adult Department  364.106 HORTIS    Check Shelf
Description 382 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Foreword / by Dr. James B. Jacobs -- Introduction: the godfather vs. New York history -- A city built for the mob -- Prohibition and the rise of the Sicilians -- The mafia rebellion of 1928-31 and the fall of the boss of bosses -- The racketeer cometh : how the mob infiltrated labor unions -- The mafia and the drug trade -- The mob nightlife -- The lives of wiseguys -- Mouthpieces for the mob : crooked cops, mob lawyers, and prosecutors -- The assassinations of 1957 -- Apalachin -- Conclusion: New York's mafia -- Acknowledgments -- Select bibliography -- Notes.
Subject Mafia -- New York (State) -- New York -- History.
Organized crime -- New York (State) -- New York -- History.
ISBN 9781616149239 (hardback)
161614923X (hardback)
9781616149246 (ebook)
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