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Raab, Selwyn.
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Mafia -- New York (State) -- New York -- Case studies.
Mafia -- New York (State) -- New York -- History.
Organized crime -- New York (State) -- New York -- Case studies.
Organized crime -- New York (State) -- New York -- History.
Mafia -- History.
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Raab, Selwyn.
Mafia -- New York (State) -- New York -- Case studies.
Mafia -- New York (State) -- New York -- History.
Organized crime -- New York (State) -- New York -- Case studies.
Organized crime -- New York (State) -- New York -- History.
Mafia -- History.
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Five
families
: the
rise
,
decline
, and
resurgence
of
America
's
most
powerful
mafia
empires
/ Selwyn Raab.
by
Raab, Selwyn.
St Martin's Griffin, 2016.
Call #:
364.1060973 R111f
Subjects
Mafia
-- New York (State) -- New York -- Case studies.
Mafia
-- New York (State) -- New York -- History.
Organized crime -- New York (State) -- New York -- Case studies.
Organized crime -- New York (State) -- New York -- History.
Mafia
-- History.
ISBN:
9781250101709 (pbk.)
Alternate title:
5
families
: the
rise
,
decline
, and
resurgence
of
America
's
most
powerful
mafia
empires
Edition:
2nd St. Martin'
s
Griffin ed.
Description:
xxiv, 785 p. : b&w ill. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
First edition published: New York : Thomas Dunne Books, 2005.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [735]-766) and index.
Summary:
"For half a century, the American
Mafia
outwitted, outmaneuvered, and outgunned the FBI and other police agencies, wreaking unparalleled damages to
America
's social fabric and business enterprises while emerging as the nation'
s
most
formidable crime empire. The vanguard of this criminal juggernaut is still led by the Mafia'
s
most
potent and largest borgatas: New York'
s
Five
Families
. '
Five
Families
' is the vivid story of the
rise
and fall of New York'
s
premier dons from Lucky Luciano to Paul Castellano to John Gotti and more. This definitive history brings the reader right up to the possible
resurgence
of the
Mafia
as the FBI and local law-enforcement agencies turn their attention to homeland security and away from organized crime." --Back cover.
Genre:
True crime.
Holds:
4
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