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The in$ane Chicago way : the daring plan by Chicago gangs to create a Spanish mafia / John M. Hagedorn.
LIBRA HV6439.U7 C355 2015
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hagedorn, John, 1947- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hispanic American gangs--Illinois--Chicago--History--20th century.
- Hispanic American gangs.
- Organized crime--Illinois--Chicago--History--20th century.
- Organized crime.
- History.
- Illinois--Chicago.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 296 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Other Title:
- Insane Chicago way
- Place of Publication:
- Chicago ; London : University of Chicago Press, 2015.
- Contents:
- The hit
- The old man and the C-Note$
- The transition from turf to profits
- Spanish Growth and Development
- "Two dagos, two spics, and a hillbilly"
- Family feuds
- Envelopes and ethnic politics
- Police corruption from the suites to the streets
- Catastrophe
- Ecstasy and agony
- The war of the families
- The future of gangs in Chicago.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780226232935
- 022623293X
- OCLC:
- 898086998
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