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True Crime: Organized Crime
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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... read more
Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit
Characters/People edit
- John Gotti: Add a description of this character.
- Joe Massino
- Casso
- Joe Bonanno
- Gigante
- Paul Castellano
- Gravano
- Luciano
- Vitale
- Frank Costello
- Ruggiero
- Salerno
- Persico
- Giuliani
- Blakey
- Savino
- Trafficante
- D'arco
- Robert Kennedy
- Galante
- Dewey
- Maloney
- Goldstock
- Gallo
- Gambino
- Anastasia
- Sammy
- Grayano
- Weinberg
- Valachi
- Amuso
- Hoffa
- Maranzano
- Johnson
- Dellacroce
- Rastelli
- Mouw
- Lepke
- Hoover
- Carmine
- Gatti
Setting & Locations edit
- New York City
- Joe Colombo
- Brooklyn
- Lower Manhattan
- New Jersey
- Mob
- Long Island
- Florida
- America
- Staten Island
- Sicily
- Little Italy
- Chicago
- Cosa Nostra
- Queens
- United States
- Accetturo
- Bensonhurst
- Washington
- Philadelphia
- Ravenite
- East Harlem
- Apalachin
- Newark
- Tammany Hall
- Pennsylvania
- Miami
- California
- Canada
- Maspeth
- Ragano
- Buffalo
- Tampa
- Arizona
- West Side
- Hollywood
- Cuba
- Cafaro
- Greenwich Village
- Palermo
- Mulberry Street
- White House
- City Hall
- Nlafia
- East River
- East Coast
First Sentence edit
As Tony Accetturo recited this grave oath, the holy picture in his hand perished in flames.
Series & Lists edit
This book is in True Crime: Organized Crime. (standard series)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Selwyn Raab (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 2005
ISBN: 0312300948
Page Count: 784
Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 2005
ISBN: 0312300948
Page Count: 784
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 364.106097471
Subjects edit
- Books › History › Americas › United States › State & Local › New York
- Books › History › Americas › United States › State & Local › Mid-Atlantic
- Books › Nonfiction › True Accounts › Organized Crime
- Books › Nonfiction › True Accounts › True Crime
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