Ohio's Black Hand syndicate: the birth of organized crime in America

"Organized crime was born in the back of a fruit store in Marion. Before America saw headlines about the Capone Mob, the Purple Gang and Murder Inc., the specter of the Black Hand terrorized nearly every major city. Fears that the Mafia had reached our shores and infiltrated every Italian immig...

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Hauptverfasser: Meyers, David 1948- (VerfasserIn), Walker, Elise Meyers (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Charleston, SC The History Press [2018]
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Zusammenfassung:"Organized crime was born in the back of a fruit store in Marion. Before America saw headlines about the Capone Mob, the Purple Gang and Murder Inc., the specter of the Black Hand terrorized nearly every major city. Fears that the Mafia had reached our shores and infiltrated every Italian immigrant community kept police alert and citizens on edge. It was only a matter of time before these professed Robin Hoods formed a band. And when they did, the eyes of the world turned to Ohio, particularly when the local Black Hand outfit known as the Society of the Banana went on trial. Authors David Meyers and Elise Meyers Walker unfold this first and nearly forgotten chapter on crime syndicate history"...Back cover
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-193) and index
Beschreibung:203 pages illustrations 23 cm
ISBN:9781467139762
1467139769

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