MAFIA DYNASTY MM

by DAVIS JOHN H

• ISBN13: 9780061091841
• ISBN10: 0061091847
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2019-04-16
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publications

Summary

The Gambinos--they arrived in America from Sicily when the '20's roared with bootleg liquor. For thirty years they fought a bloody battle for control of New York's underworld to emerge as the nation's richest and most powerful crime family. Now Mafia expert John H. Davis tells their compelling inside story. Here are the chilling details and deceptions that created a vast criminal empire. Here are six decades of the uncontrolled greed and lust for power of such men as Lucky Luciano, Frank Costello, Meyer Lansky, Vito Genovese, Albert Anastasia, Carlo Gambino, Paul Castellano, and John Gotti--men for whom murder and betrayal were business as usual. From the Gambinos' powerful stranglehold on New York's construction, garment, and waterfront industries to the government's onslaught against them in the '80s and '90s, Mafia Dynasty takes you into the mysterious world of blood oaths, shifting alliances, and deadly feuds that will hold you riveted from the first page to the last.

Table of Contents

Prologue: New York, 1992: The United States v. John Gotti	p. 1
Roots	p. 13
The Volcano	p. 27
Out of Chaos (1931-1957)	p. 47
Building an Empire of Crime: The Rule of Don Carlo (1957-1976)	p. 75
Arrogance, Betrayal, and Murder: The Rule of the Pope (1976-1985)	p. 153
Drawing Fire: The Rule of John Gotti (1986-1992)	p. 243
The Showdown: New York, 1992: The United States v. John Gotti	p. 355
Epilogue	p. 415
Notes on Sources	p. 427
Acknowledgments	p. 433
Index	p. 437
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