Mob Rule
Dubro, James R.
Sold by Past Pages, Oshawa, ON, Canada
AbeBooks Seller since January 2, 2008
Used - Soft cover
Condition: Used - Good
Ships from Canada to U.S.A.
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketSold by Past Pages, Oshawa, ON, Canada
AbeBooks Seller since January 2, 2008
Condition: Used - Good
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketPrevious Owner Markings (Name Neatly Inked to Half Title Page); Repaired; Moderate Creasing on Front, Rear Covers, Spine; Front, Rear Covers Moderately Chipped; Spine Heavily Chipped; Edges Moderately Soiled; Slight Yellowing Due to Age. SUB-TITLE: Inside the Canadian Mafia. FRONT COVER: Police photo of corpse of Domenic Racco. CONTENTS: Preface; INTRODUCTION: Organized Crime and the Mafia: Myth and Reality CHAPTER ONE: The Old Walton Street Crowd: Paul Volpe's Early Years CHAPTER TWO: The Black Hand CHAPTER THREE: Initiation into the Mafia CHAPTER FOUR: Diamond in the Rough: The Early Years of Nathan Klegerman CHAPTER FIVE: The Haitian Interlude CHAPTER SIX: A Visit from "Mr. Palmer" CHAPTER SEVEN: "A Sinister Array of Characters" CHAPTER EIGHT: A Matter of Respect: A Day in the Life of Paul Volpe and "Operation Oblong" CHAPTER NINE: A New Organization: The Rise of the Siderno Mafia Family CHAPTER TEN: Paul Volpe, TV Star CHAPTER ELEVEN: Another New Organization: The Special Enforcement Unit CHAPTER TWELVE: The Day of the Condor: The Atlantic City Connection Exposed CHAPTER THIRTEEN: The Commisso Crime Family: Canada's Murder Inc. CHAPTER FOURTEEN: The Gentleman Hit Man and a Killing in Connecticut CHAPTER FIFTEEN: Cecil Kirby, the Commissos, and the Police Go on the Great Fox Hunt CHAPTER SIXTEEN: Death on a Sunday Afternoon CHAPTER SEVENTEEN: The Fall-out: Life in New Jersey and Death on the Railway Tracks CHAPTER EIGHTEEN: The Mob in Transition ADDENDUM: A Profile of Two Canadian Mob Originals - Part I: Rocco Perri, Canada's "King of the Bootleggers"; Part II: Charles Yanover, Con Man Extraordinaire; Source List and Selected Bibliography; Index. SYNOPSIS: MOB RULE is an intimate portrait of the Mafia in Canada, from the early years of extortion and bootlegging to the present-day empire of drugs, loan-sharking, prostitution and murder. In MOB RULE, James Dubro focuses on the life and times of gangland boss Paul Volpe, the "respectable" businessman who built his fortune on murder, arson and extortion. In tracing Volpe's story, Dubro presents a rogue's gallery of Canadian crime, including: Cecil Kirby, hit-man and enforcer, whose favorite pastimes involved the creative use of dynamite on cars, business and people; Domenic Racco, who made the mistake of believing that no one would kill the heir of a Mafia don; Cosimo Commisso, a member of Canada's Murder Inc., who once ordered a restaurant blown up because of poor service. The bloody world of MOB RULE is home to a supporting cast of Hell's Angels, Oriental gangs, soldiers of fortune and dope-crazed dictators--a world where today's mob king is tomorrow's mob victim. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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