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Lucky Luciano : the rise and fall of a mob boss / William Donati

Author
Donati, William
Published
Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2010]
Copyright Date
©2010
Physical Description
xi, 292 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

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Contents
Introduction: Charley Lucky -- City of vice -- Rise to power -- Love's illusion -- Sex underworld -- The takeover -- Rotten to the core -- Soulless creatures -- Lamster -- The big pinch -- The trial -- The verdict -- Betrayal -- Poisonously false -- No. 92168 -- Cuba -- The final years.
Summary
"This book takes scholarship on Luciano to a new level. Topics include: the complex structure of the New York City bordellos and the takeover; his role in the expansion of the international heroin trade; and the shocking attempt to sexually frame a member of prosecutor Thomas E. Dewey's staff in a desperate bid to overturn Luciano's conviction"--Provided by publisher.
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ISBN
9780786446667 (softcover : alk. paper)
0786446668 (softcover : alk. paper)
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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