| Edition |
1st U.S. ed. |
| Description |
xx, 396 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Note |
"This book was originally published as The Havana mob in the United Kingdom in 2007 by Mainstream Publishing"--T.p. verso. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [369]-380) and index. |
| Contents |
I. MOBSTER MAMBO. Feeling lucky -- The mob's playground -- El Judio Maravilloso (The Marvelous Jew) -- Well-charactered people -- Razzle-dazzle -- The ghost of Jose Marti -- Gambler's paradise -- II. LA ENGANADORA (THE DECEIVER). Arrivederci, Roma -- A bullet for El Presidente -- Carnival of flesh -- Tropical vengeance -- A handmade woman -- The sun almost rises -- "Get the money". |
| Summary |
An award-winning journalist and historian offers the complete story of how the Mob infiltrated Havana in the 1950s, made a fortune--and lost it all to Fidel Castro. |
| Subject |
Mafia -- Cuba -- Havana.
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Cuba -- History -- 1933-1959.
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Havana (Cuba) -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
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Lansky, Meyer, 1902-1983.
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Luciano, Lucky, 1897-1962.
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| ISBN |
0061147710 (hbk.) |
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9780061147715 (hbk.) |
| Standard No. |
NZ1 12231967 |
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