Description
A classic masterwork newly updated
The electrifying true story of the rise and fall of New York's notorious Bonanno crime family
On New York's Park Avenue on a rainy Tuesday night in October 1964, the famous Mafia chieftain Joseph Bonanno was kidnapped by two mobsters and reported by the police as dead on the following morning. More than a year later, Bonanno mysteriously reappeared, setting off a bloody mob feud that came to be known as the "Banana War."
In this monumental work--packed with intimate details and brilliant reporting--bestselling author Gay Talese first brought to the American consciousness a world and a life previously known to only a few. No other book has done more to acquaint readers with the secrets, structure, wars, power plays, family lives, and fascinating, frightening personalities of the Mafia.
Author: Gay Talese
Publisher: Ecco Press
Published: 04/14/2009
Pages: 592
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.20w x 1.70d
ISBN13: 9780061665363
ISBN10: 0061665363
BISAC Categories:
- True Crime | Organized Crime
- Social Science | Sociology | General