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010 a| 2013049314;

020 a| 9781616149239 (hardback);

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035 a| 99961448246;

035 a| (OCoLC)855905227;

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050 00 a| HV6452.N72b| H67 2014;

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100 1 a| Hortis, Alex,d| 1972-=| ^A1251433;

245 14 a| The mob and the city :b| the hidden history of how the mafia captured New York /c| by C. Alexander Hortis.;

264 1 a| Amherst, NY :b| Prometheus Books,c| 2014.;

300 a| 382 pages :b| illustrations, maps ;c| 24 cm;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-360) and index.;

505 0 a| Foreword / by Dr. James B. Jacobs -- Introduction: the godfather vs. New York history -- A city built for the mob -- Prohibition and the rise of the Sicilians -- The mafia rebellion of 1928-31 and the fall of the boss of bosses -- The racketeer cometh : how the mob infiltrated labor unions -- The mafia and the drug trade -- The mob nightlife -- The lives of wiseguys -- Mouthpieces for the mob : crooked cops, mob lawyers, and prosecutors -- The assassinations of 1957 -- Apalachin -- Conclusion: New York's mafia -- Acknowledgments -- Select bibliography -- Notes.;

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The mob and the city : the hidden history of how the mafia captured New York / by C. Alexander Hortis.

Author/creator	Hortis, Alex, 1972-
Format	Book
Publication	Amherst, NY : Prometheus Books, 2014.
Description	382 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Subjects	Mafia--New York (State). --New York. --History. Organized crime--New York (State). --New York. --History.

Contents	Foreword / by Dr. James B. Jacobs -- Introduction: the godfather vs. New York history -- A city built for the mob -- Prohibition and the rise of the Sicilians -- The mafia rebellion of 1928-31 and the fall of the boss of bosses -- The racketeer cometh : how the mob infiltrated labor unions -- The mafia and the drug trade -- The mob nightlife -- The lives of wiseguys -- Mouthpieces for the mob : crooked cops, mob lawyers, and prosecutors -- The assassinations of 1957 -- Apalachin -- Conclusion: New York's mafia -- Acknowledgments -- Select bibliography -- Notes.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-360) and index.
LCCN	2013049314
ISBN	9781616149239 (hardback)
ISBN	161614923X (hardback)

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