Gangsters of Miami: True Tales of Mobsters, Gamblers, Hit Men, Con Men and Gang Bangers from the Magic City
True Tales of Mobsters, Gamblers, Hit Men, Con Men and Gang Bangers from the Magic City
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, True Crime
| Author: | Ron Chepesiuk | ISBN: | 9781569804407 |
| Publisher: | Barricade Books | Publication: | November 16, 2009 |
| Imprint: | Barricade Books | Language: | English |
| Author: | Ron Chepesiuk |
| ISBN: | 9781569804407 |
| Publisher: | Barricade Books |
| Publication: | November 16, 2009 |
| Imprint: | Barricade Books |
| Language: | English |
This book chronicles gang and gangster history using profiles to tell the rise of the gangster and history of crime in Miami. Known as the Magic City, the book traces gangsters that include the notorious smugglers of the Prohibition era, famous mobsters such as Al Capoe and Meyer Lansky, the Cuban mafia, the Columbian cartel, the Russian mafia, and the current street gangs that have come to plague Miami after the advent of crack cocaine.
This book chronicles gang and gangster history using profiles to tell the rise of the gangster and history of crime in Miami. Known as the Magic City, the book traces gangsters that include the notorious smugglers of the Prohibition era, famous mobsters such as Al Capoe and Meyer Lansky, the Cuban mafia, the Columbian cartel, the Russian mafia, and the current street gangs that have come to plague Miami after the advent of crack cocaine.
