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Havana nocturne : how the mob owned Cuba-- and then lost It to the revolution / T.J. English.
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Closed Stacks HV 6453 .C9 E54 2008
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- English, T. J., 1957-
- Series:
- New York Times best sellers.
- 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.
- Havana (Cuba)--Social conditions--20th century.
- Havana (Cuba).
- Social conditions.
- Cuba--Havana.
- Local Subjects:
- Cuba--History--1933-1959.
- Genre:
- Nonfiction.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xx, 396 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Edition:
- 1st U.S. ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : William Morrow, ©2008.
- Summary:
- An award-winning journalist and historian offers the story of how the Mob infiltrated Havana in the 1950s, made a fortune--and lost it all to Fidel Castro.
- Contents:
- pt. 1. Mobster mambo.
- Feeling lucky
- The mob's playground
- El Judio Maravilloso (The Marvelous Jew)
- Well-charactered people
- Razzle-dazzle
- The ghost of Jose Marti
- Gambler's paradise
- pt. 2. La engañadora (The deceiver).
- Arrivederci, Roma
- A bullet for El Presidente
- Carnival of flesh
- Tropical vengeance
- A handmade woman
- The sun almost rises
- "Get the money."
- Notes:
- "This book was originally published as The Havana mob in the United Kingdom in 2007 by Mainstream Publishing"--Title page verso.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 369-380) and index.
- Local Notes:
- The Balch Ethnic Studies Collection.
- Other Format:
- Online version: English, T.J., 1957- Havana mob. Havana nocturne.
- ISBN:
- 9780061147715
- 0061147710
- 9780061712746
- 0061712744
- OCLC:
- 184982515
- Publisher Number:
- 99819802370
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