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The first family : terror, extortion, revenge, murder, and the birth of the American mafia / Mike Dash.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Dash, Mike.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mafia--United States--History.
- Mafia.
- Organized crime.
- United States.
- History.
- Mafia--United States--Biography.
- Criminals--United States--Biography.
- Criminals.
- Organized crime--United States--Case studies.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Case studies.
- Physical Description:
- xxx, 375 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, genealogical table, portraits ; 25 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Random House, [2009]
- Summary:
- Using previously untapped Secret Service archives, prison records, and interviews with surviving family members, Dash presents the gripping story of the birth of the Italian Mafia in America, and brings to life the remarkable villains and unusual heroes of the Mafia's early years.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [350]-357) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781400067220
- 1400067227
- OCLC:
- 276339305
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