The Mafia by Anne Balsamo

The Mafia by Anne Balsamo

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A history of the Mafia, from its beginnings as an underground patriotic society which sprang up 600 years ago in Sicily, through to the Mob which runs organized crime throughout America and Italy. It draws on nearly two decades of research, and Balsamo is great-nephew of the first godfather.

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The Mafia by Anne Balsamo

This book traces the Mafia's beginnings from an underground patriotic society which sprang up six hundred years ago in Sicily, through the group of Italian immigrants - the Black Hand - who savagely tore control of New York's waterfronts away from Irish racketeers, to the Mob which went on to run organised crime throughout Italy and America. Drawing on previously unavailable information and nearly two decades of research, William Balsamo - great-nephew of the first godfather - and George Carpozi Jr. trace the Black Hand's coalescence into an organisation whose insidious influence reached across the Atlantic and into a presidential administration. And they go behind the headlines to reveal with chilling clarity the true extent of the Mafia's influence today.
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ISBN 13 9780753500941
ISBN 10 0753500949
Title The Mafia
Author Anne Balsamo
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Ebury Publishing
Year published 1997-05-15
Number of pages 480
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.