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RecordNumber
34545
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Author
Critchley, David.
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Title
The origin of organized crime in America :the New York City mafia, 1891-1931
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Author Statement
David Critchley
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Publication
Routledge
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Collation
xiv, 347 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
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Series
Routledge advances in American history ;1
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Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. [241]-322) and index
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Contents
Introduction -- Black hand, Calabrians, and the mafia -- "First family" of the New York mafia -- The mafia and the Baff murder -- The neapolitan challenge -- New York City in the 1920s -- Castellammare war and "La Cosa Nostra" -- Americanization and the families -- Localism, tradition, and innovation
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Subject
Mafia - New York (State) New York,Organized crime - New York (State) New York
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ADDED ENTRIES
TI , SE , TI Routledge advances in American history ;
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LC Class
HV
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LC Number
6452
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LC CutterNumber
.N7 C75
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LC Date
2009
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LC NO
HV 6452 .N7 C75 2009
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Published_Year
2009
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