The Octopus. The Story of the Sicilian Mafia - Joe Pieri

The rise of the Sicilian Mafia, from its beginnings in Sicily as a system of rural self-help to its position at the head of organised crime throughout Europe and the United States, is a shocking and sensational story. During the years of Prohibition, the gangs of Al Capone and Lucky Luciano littered the streets of Chicago and New York with corpses, intimidated honest citizens and bribed high-ranking police and politicians. More sophisticated mobsters like Frank Costello and Meyer Lansky built underworld empires out of prostitution, gambling syndicates and drug distribution, the tentacles of which now reach worldwide.

data wydania

30 listopada 2007

ISBN

9781841831275

liczba stron

240

język

angielski