Big Apple Gangsters: The Rise and Decline of the Mob in New York

by Jeffrey Sussman

Book Overview

The great founding figures of organized crime in the 20th century were born and bred in New York City, and the city was the basis of their operations. Beginning with Prohibition and going on through many illegal activities the mob became a major force and its tentacles reached into virtually every enterprise, whether legal or illegal: gambling, boxing, labor racketeering, stock fraud, illegal unions, prostitution, food service, garment manufacturing,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1538134047
• ISBN13: 9781538134047
• Release Date: November 2020
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.1"