Secret Societies (book)
| Editor | Thomas Hunt |
|---|---|
| Author | Jon Black |
| Illustrator | |
| Language | English |
| Subject | American Mafia, criminals, case studies |
| Genre | True crime, non-fiction, |
| Publisher | Same old |
Publication date | October 2020 |
| Pages | 176 |
| ISBN | 9781527268074 Search this book on  . |
Secret Societies is a graphic history about the formation of Italian-American organized crime in the United States. It presents the early stages of the American Mafia based around the first bosses Giuseppe Morello and Ignazio Lupo.[1]
Summary[edit]
The book covers the period between c. 1900 – 1925, including the outbreak of the Black Hand in New York City during 1903. The publication also covers the Barrel Murder in which Giuseppe Morello was captured after a killing in the Lower East Side, as well as the tale of Joseph Petrosino an NYPD officer who fought orgranized crime before his murder in Sicily in 1909.[2]
Book contents[edit]
- ARRIVAL IN AMERICA
- THE BLACK HAND (1903–1915)
- Kidnapping Gangs
- Fighting the Black Hand
- ORGANIZED CRIME
- The Organized Criminals of New York
- The Barrel Murder
- Giuseppe Morello
- Ignazio Lupo
- JOE PETROSINO (1909)
- THE CAPTURE OF LUPO & MORELLO (1909)
- William J. Flynn
- GANG RULE IN NEW YORK (1910+)
- Giosue Gallucci
- Across the Brooklyn Bridge
- Giuseppe Masseria & Frankie Yale
- The End of Lupo & Morello
- CONCLUSION
External links[edit]
- GangRule.com. - Author's website.
- Same-Old.com. - Publisher's website.
- "The untold history of the mafia" - Stack Magazines Review of Secret Societies.
References[edit]
- ↑ "Publisher's Page". Same Old. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ↑ "Publisher's Page". Same Old. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- Black, Jon (October 2020). Secret Societies. ISBN 9781527268074. Search this book on
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