Tracing its beginnings as an underground society which sprang up in Sicily, to the Mob which went on to run organised crime throughout Italy and America, The Mafia- The First 100 Years tells the gripping story of the most mythical and misunderstood criminal organisation.
How did the Mob evolve from a gang of bumbling killers into the smooth-running international 'corporation' of today? Drawing on nearly two decades of research, William Balsamo - great-nephew of the original godfather - and George Carpozi Jr. reveal the Mafia's coalescence into an organisation whose insidious influence reached across the Atlantic and into a presidential administration.
Delving behind the headlines to uncover the true extent of the Mafia's influence, The Mafia- The First 100 Years reads like the most compelling crime fiction, yet is the terrifying, deadly truth.
By:
George Carpozi Jr., William Balsamo Imprint: Virgin Country of Publication: United Kingdom Dimensions:
Height: 198mm,
Width: 126mm,
Spine: 29mm
Weight: 333g ISBN:9780753518205 ISBN 10: 0753518201 Pages: 480 Publication Date:15 May 2009 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
William Balsamo is the great-nephew of Don Giuseppe 'Battista' Balsamo, the original godfather. George Carpozi Jr. is a journalist, biographer and writer who has worked on the New York Journal American and the New York Post.