Mafia Dynasty The Rise and Fall of the Gambino Crime Family

Name: Mafia Dynasty The Rise and Fall of the Gambino Crime Family
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ISBN: 9780061091841

ISBN-10: 0061091847

ISBN-13: 9780061091841

Edition: 1993

Authors: John H. Davis

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The Gambinos--they arrived in America from Sicily when the `20's roared with bootleg liquor. For thirty years they fought a bloody battle for control of New York's underworld to emerge as the nation's richest and most powerful crime family. Now Mafia expert John H. Davis tells their compelling inside story. Here are the chilling details and deceptions that created a vast criminal empire. Here are six decades of the uncontrolled greed and lust for power of such men as Lucky Luciano, Frank Costello, Meyer Lansky, Vito Genovese, Albert Anastasia, Carlo Gambino, Paul Castellano, and John Gotti--men for whom murder and betrayal were business as usual. From the Gambinos' powerful stranglehold on…

Book details

List price: $8.99
Copyright year: 1993
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 5/11/1994
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 544
Size: 4.19" wide x 6.75" long x 1.40" tall
Weight: 0.594
Language: English



Prologue: New York, 1992: The United States v. John Gotti



Roots



The Volcano



Out of Chaos (1931-1957)



Building an Empire of Crime: The Rule of Don Carlo (1957-1976)



Arrogance, Betrayal, and Murder: The Rule of the Pope (1976-1985)



Drawing Fire: The Rule of John Gotti (1986-1992)



The Showdown: New York, 1992: The United States v. John Gotti


Epilogue


Notes on Sources


Acknowledgments


Index