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Former police detective Thomas Reppetto provides an account of the beginnings of the "American Mafia", including coverage of the Senate's Kefauver hearings in 1951, and details on the mob's relationship with establishment institutions like the mayor's office in Chicago and Tammany Hall in New York. Reppetto goes back to the 1880s and traces the rise of the Mafia through the post-World War II era. He also discusses the reasons for the decline of the mob in America after World War II.
| Size | | Length: | 352 pages | | Height: | 9.3 in | | Width: | 6.3 in | | Thickness: | 1.0 in | | Weight: | 20.8 oz |
Industry Reviews
"[A] smart, reasoned study of the ascendancy of Italian-American organized crime....Though the bookshelves cry for mercy under the weight of Mafia literature, Reppetto's book earns its place among the best, in part because he rarely lapses into belly-full-of-lead prose. And by narrowing his focus, he brings fresh context to a familiar story worth retelling....[A] lucid history of the American Mafia..."
New York Times Book Review - Dan Barry (01/18/2004)
"Reppetto's reporting touches all bases...vividly and authoritatively. A fine backgrounder and basic guide to American mob war stories to the middle of the 20th century."
Kirkus Reviews (11/01/2003)
"A depiction of the mob devoid of the sensationalism prevalent in many other portrayals."
Publishers Weekly (11/24/2003)
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