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- Publisher: Random House
- Number of Pages: 336
- ISBN: 1400067227
- WAPI (Tower ID): 112991446
- Release Date: August 4, 2009
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- Tower.com Sales Rank: #61810 in Books (See Top 100 Books Bestsellers)
- #124 in True Crime (See Top 100 True Crime Bestsellers)
- #17 in Organized Crime (See Top 100 Organized Crime Bestsellers)
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Product DescriptionRun a Quick Search on "The First Family: Terror, Extortion, Revenge, Murder, and the Birth of the American Mafia" by Mike Dash to Browse Related Products:Browse more products related to "The First Family: Terror, Extortion, Revenge, Murder, and the Birth of the American Mafia"Browse more products related to "Mike Dash"Review"[W]ell-researched....[M]any historians will envy Dash's ability to craft a compelling narrative out of fragmentary data..." "Dash writes with flair and care alike, taking pains to keep a complicated story and a vast cast of characters on track while studding the tale with nicely hard-boiled observations....Essential for students of organized crime in America. Murder and mayhem buffs will enjoy it too." (starred review) "Enthralling....Dash depicts the balance between loyalty and betrayal as an ever-changing dance and nimbly catalogues the endless gruesome murders committed in the name of revenge and honor. Readers may think they know the mob, but Morello's ruthless rule makes even the fictional Tony Soprano look tame." (starred review) "Dash has conducted painstaking research about the past of the Mafia, in Sicily and, beginning during the 1890s, across the United States....[He] seems to have learned about every immigrant Sicilian mobster, every murder committed by them, every scheme to extort money from law-abiding Americans. His book is impressive, but so unrelenting in its description of gore that I often felt queasy....THE FIRST FAMILY provides well-researched history for readers fascinated, and even repulsed, by organized crime." "A British historian and journalist whose capacity for research appears to be limitless, Dash has dug into tons of material and emerged with a work of popular history -- written in lively, lucid prose, with a strong narrative line and a wealth of anecdote, much of it gory -- that seems likely to be the definitive work on its subject for years to come." Publisher's noteA history of the birth of the Italian mafia in America traces the life of Giuseppe Morello, describing his rise from poverty in rural Sicily to one of the nation's most influential underworld crime heads, in a portrait that also evaluates the contributions of Morello's brothers, police officer Joseph Petrosino, and secret service agent William Flynn. For "Sopranos" watchers, "Godfather" aficionados, and all other Mafia buffs, the gripping story of the birth of the Italian Mafia in America AnnotationMike Dash presents a fascinating, definitive account of the life of the man who might be held most responsible for the rise of organized crime in America--Sicilian Giuseppe Morello, who was infamously known as "The Clutch Hand" because his deformed arm. While growing up in Corleone, Sicily, Morello received two educations—one in school, which would later give him a distinct advantage over the predominantly illiterate citizens of New York, and the other in illegal enterprise, from his stepfather, who was a prominent member of the "Fratuzzi" criminal organization. Sicilian police finally caught on to Morello's counterfeiting racket and sentenced him to prison, though unfortunately, he and his family were on their way to America by the time the sentence was passed. Once in the States, Morello used his shrewd intellect and ruthless nature to assert himself in the criminal community of New York's Lower East Side. If the petty crooks of the neighborhood were lucky or showed some talent, they were recruited to join Morello's organization, and if they were not so lucky, they were murdered, setting the tone for the mob brutality of the 20th century. Dash's intense saga focuses on Morello's rise, on the crest of a wave of appalling violence, and his eventual arrest and imprisonment for counterfeiting in 1910. If You Enjoy "The First Family: Terror, Extortion, Revenge, Murder, and the Birth of the American Mafia (Hardcover)", May We Also Recommend:Customer Reviews for "The First Family: Terror, Extortion, Revenge, Murder, and the Birth of the American Mafia (Hardcover)" by Mike Dash (Author)There are no customer reviews yet. Be the first to write a review! Organized Crime Bestsellers
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