Five Families The Rise, Decline, and Resurgence of America's Most Powerful Mafia Empires

Name: Five Families The Rise, Decline, and Resurgence of America's Most Powerful Mafia Empires
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ISBN: 9780312361815

ISBN-10: 0312361815

ISBN-13: 9780312361815

Edition: 2006

Authors: Selwyn Raab

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Book details

List price: $22.99
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Publication date: 9/5/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 800
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 2.25" tall
Weight: 2.046
Language: English



Introduction



A Fiery Saint



Tumac's Tale



Roots



The Castellammarese War



Dirty Thirties



Runaway Jury



Unlucky Lucky



Prime Minister



Murder Inc.



A Profitable War



Serene Times



"Wake Up, America!"



Heroin and Apalachin



Death of a President



"The Ring of Truth"



A Splendid Band: The Mob



The Birth of RICO



Unity Day



Ubazze and Lilo



The FBI Wises Up



The Big Boys



Operation Jaguar



Planting Season



"This Is It!"



The Curtain Rises



The Concrete Club



"Far from Finished"



Turning Point



Snake Charmer



Carmine's War



Dynasty



A Hell of a Legacy



Quack-Quack



"Shame on Them"



"He's Like Robin Hood"



Mrs. Cirelli's Holiday



"I Want to Switch Governments"



Bitter Aftermath



Self-Worship



Gaspipe



Blood Purge



The Professor and Fat Pete



Tumac's Turn



455 Years in Prison



"Team America"



The Pajama Game



Psychological Warfare



The Real Boss



Chin's Millions



"I Know Where Bodies Are Buried"



Brought to Bay



Chin's Last Hurrah



Nothing Magical: Forensic Accounting



"You Did a Good Job, Louie"



"Good-Looking Sal"



The Mob's Horatio Alger



The Genial Godfather aka "The Ear"



Mafia Groupies



Divide and Conquer



The Domino Syndrome


Afterword: Back to the Caves


Epilogue: The Lucchese Family and "The Mafia Cops"



Family Trees



Mafia Boss Succession


Principal Sources and References


Selected Bibliography


Index