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PublisherBarricade Books, Incorporated

ISBN-101569809003

ISBN-139781569809006

eBay Product ID (ePID)202828643

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Book TitleLucky Luciano : the Man Who Organized Crime in America

Number of Pages352 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2015

TopicOrganized Crime, Criminology

IllustratorYes

GenreTrue Crime, Social Science

AuthorHickman Powell

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight18 Oz

Item Length8.3 in

Item Width5.2 in

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SynopsisFather of Organized Crime, Lucky Luciano--born poor in Sicily, came to New York's Lower East Side in the early 1920s. His pals were Irish, Jewish and Italian's criminals. During WWII, Lucky made a deal with the US Government freeing him from prison, returning to Italy, working for the Allies. At war's end back in America his Cuban Casino connection made him persona non grata. Lucky was behind the infamous Atlantic City gathering of top US mobsters including Al Capone, Meyer Lansky and Frank Costello. They ran crime as a business, structured by Luciano as the "Cosa Nostra." Lansky's statement, "We're bigger than General Motors," became part of gangster lore. An incisive portrait of then prosecuting attorney Thomas E. Dewey whose efforts resulted in Luciano's conviction. This portrait of Organized Crime, was written by top reporter who followed the trial up to the jury verdict, interviewing Luciano, and the prostitutes and pimps who testified against him., He was called the Father of Organized Crime. Lucky Luciano was born in Sicily and reared in poverty he arrived with his family on New York's Lower East Side. He was responsible for the infamous Atlantic City gathering of the nation's top mobsters that included Al Capone, and he structured the 'Cosa Nostra'. This book is written by a top investigative reporter who followed Luciano's trial from its inception to the jury verdict. It is also an incisive portrait of then prosecuting attorney Thomas E. Dewey whose tireless efforts resulted in conviction., Father of Organized Crime, Lucky Luciano born poor in Sicily, came to New York s Lower East Side in the early 1920s. His pals were Irish, Jewish and Italian s criminals. During WWII, Lucky made a deal with the US Government freeing him from prison, returning to Italy, working for the Allies. At wars end back in America his Cuban Casino connection made him persona non grata. Lucky was behind the infamous Atlantic City gathering of top US mobsters including Al Capone, Meyer Lansky and Frank Costello. They ran crime as a business, structured by Luciano as the "Cosa Nostra." Lansky s statement, "We re bigger than General Motors," became part of gangster lore. An incisive portrait of then prosecuting attorney Thomas E. Dewey whose efforts resulted in Luciano s conviction.