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Havana nocturne : how the mob owned Cuba-- and then lost it to the revolution / T.J. English.
LIBRA - Athenaeum of Philadelphia Circulating HV6453.C9 E54 2008
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- English, T. J., 1957-
- Standardized Title:
- Havana mob
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Lansky, Meyer, 1902-1983.
- Lansky, Meyer.
- Luciano, Lucky, 1897-1962.
- Luciano, Lucky.
- Mafia--Cuba--Havana.
- Mafia.
- Cuba--History--1933-1959.
- Cuba.
- History.
- Havana (Cuba)--Social conditions--20th century.
- Havana (Cuba).
- Cuba--Havana.
- Physical Description:
- xx, 396 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- First U.S. edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : William Morrow, [2008]
- Contents:
- Part I Mobster Mambo
- 1 Feeling Lucky 3
- 2 The Mob's Playground 30
- 3 El Judio Maravilloso (The Marvelous Jew) 51
- 4 Well-Charactered People 72
- 5 Razzle-Dazzle 93
- 6 The Ghost of Jose Marti 115
- 7 Gambler's Paradise 139
- Part II La Enganadora (the Deceiver)
- 8 Arrivederci, Roma 161
- 9 A Bullet for El Presidente 183
- 10 Carnival of Flesh 205
- 11 Tropical Vengeance 226
- 12 A Handmade Woman 247
- 13 The Sun Almost Rises 268
- 14 "Get the Money" 289.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 370-379), filmography (page 379) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Athenaeum copy: Miller fund bookplate.
- ISBN:
- 9780061147715
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