Mafia: The Government's Secret File on Organized Crime
by Collins

	Mafia: The Government's Secret File on Organized Crime
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Book Description

<p> Some time in the early 1960s, during the golden age of organized crime in America—the era that would inspire <i>The Godfather</i>; <i>Goodfellas</i>, and even <i>The Sopranos</i>—federal investigators pulled every known piece of information on more than 800 Mafia members worldwide into a thick, phone-book-sized directory. From old-school gangsters like Lucky Luciano and Mickey Cohen to young turks like Paul Castellano and Vinny "The Chin" Gigante, the guide offered at-a-glance profiles of small-time thugs and major dons alike and was allegedly the book Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy used to investigate the mob. </p> <p> Recently discovered, and published for the first time in this facsimile edition, Mafia is a treasure trove of info on the underworld in mid-century America—a revelatory artifact and an irresistible read. </p>

Reader Reviews

Really nothing more than hundreds of reprinted pages and photo's from the U.S. Dept of Narcotics Enforcement in the early 1960's, it is very interesting and a vital resource for any crime historian.