Five Families by Selwyn Raab


ISBN
9781861059529
Published
Released
01 / 01 / 2010
Binding
Paperback
Pages
784
Dimensions
156 x 233 x 36mm

The Rise, Decline, And Resurgence Of America's Most Powerful Mafia Empires

This extensively researched account of the fabled New York mob figures we alternately despise and glamorise 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 'families' 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, this fascinating and definitive work is a history of the world's most sophisticated and lucrative underworld phenomenon. Selwyn Raab not only reveals where the bodies are buried, he brings them back to life.
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