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American Mafia: A History of Its Rise to Power (John MacRae Books) by Thomas A. Reppetto is a true crime available to read on EtoBox.
What is American Mafia: A History of Its Rise to Power (John MacRae Books) about?
A history of the rise of the Mafia in the world of crime and in the mainstream American political and economic life. Organized crime-the Italian American kind-has long been a source of popular entertainment and legend. Now, Thomas Reppetto provides a balanced history of the Mafia's rise-from the 1880s to the post-WWII era-that is as exciting and readable as it is authoritative. Structuring his narrative around a series of case histories featuring such infamous characters as Lucky Luciano and Al Capone, Reppetto draws on a lifetime of field experience and access to unseen documents to show us a locally grown Mafia. The Italian American crime families were shaped by conditions in big cities, but it wasn't until the 1920s, thanks to prohibition, that the Mafia assumed what we now consider its defining characteristics, especially its octopus-like tendency to infiltrate industry and government. At mid-century the Kefauver Commission declared the Mafia synonymous with Union Siciliana in the 1960s the FBI finally admitted the Mafia's existence under the name La Cosa Nostra. American Mafia is a fascinating look at America's most compelling criminal subculture from an author who is intimate
Who reads American Mafia: A History of Its Rise to Power (John MacRae Books)?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Thomas A. Reppetto
- Publisher
- Henry Holt and Co.; H. Holt
- Published
- 2004
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780805072105
- Category
- true crime
- Subjects
- History, Music, True Crime
- Rating
- 4.3 / 5 (170 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
