Издательство: Fawcett Publications, Inc., 1973
Переплёт: Мягкая обложка, 256 страниц
Категория: Литература на иностранных языках
Язык: Английский
📙 Does the "Mafia" really exist? Yes! And this book proves it. Here, written with frightening authenticity, is the complete, chilling, blow-by-blow history of the notorious crime syndicate known as the Mafia. Here are the stories behind the headlines, the men behind the stories. The names read like a Who's Who of the underworld: Vito Genovese, Lucky Luciano, Joe Adonis, Frank Costello, Albert Anastasia, Joe Profaci, Joey Gallo, Carlo Gambino, Joe Bonanno, Joe Colombo, Meyer Lansky, Bugsy Siegel, and many others. How they got to be some of the most powerful men in America, how they control billions of dollars and millions of lives, how they corrupt policemen and politicians, how they operate in drugs, loan-sharking, gambling, prostitution, horse racing, is boldly revealed in this superbly detailed expose of the Mafia. Yes. There is a Mafia. When you finish reading this book you will know it for yourself.