The First Family: Terror, Extortion and the Birth of the American Mafia

Dash, Mike

ISBN 10: 1847392075 / ISBN 13: 9781847392077

Published by Simon & Schuster UK, 2010

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The First Family: Terror, Extortion and the Birth of the American Mafia
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1847392075
• ISBN 13: 9781847392077
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Before Al Capone and Lucky Luciano, there was the one-fingered, cunning Giuseppe Morello and his murderous coterie of brothers. Had it not been for Morello, the world may never have heard of 'men of honour', the code of omerta or Mafia wars. This explosive book tells the story of the first family of New York, and how this extended close-knit clan of racketeers and murderers left the backwaters of Sicily to successfully establish themselves as the founding godfathers of the New World. Combining strong narrative and raw violence, The First Family is a compelling portrait of the early years of organised crime. This is how it really happened.

About the Author

Mike Dash is a renowned historian and author of narrative non-fiction. His previous books include Satan's Circus, Murder, Vice, Police Corruption and New York's Crime of the Century, (Granta 2007). He has a Masters from Cambridge University and a PhD from the University of London. He lives in London.