| Description |
xvi, 528 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 438-515) and index. |
| Contents |
The last Nitto : Italy to Brooklyn -- An enigmatic Chicago genesis -- Wartime prohibition--a developing path -- The bloody nineteenth -- Mr. Nitto, meet Mr. Capone -- Enormity of events--Cicero -- Validation -- Member of the board -- Nitto : the mailed fist -- Gang Stalwart : Mr. Nitti -- Enter the Feds -- 1930 : target Nitto "the Enforcer" -- Destination "the big top" -- No early discharge -- Days of gang monarchs are over? -- December 1932 -- Conquering Cook County -- "If it isn't booze, it's something else" -- Show time -- Back to basics : the Bartenders Union -- High tide : Hollywood, the BSEIU, and the bartenders -- Cracks in the organization -- "We will probably all wind up in jail-- " -- Crisis management--mob style -- Personal decline -- The New York U.S. Attorney versus-- ? -- "There is no life except by death" -- As strong as the United States Army. |
| Subject |
Nitti, Frank, -1943.
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Criminals -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Biography.
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Organized crime -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History.
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| Added Author |
Nitti, Frank, -1943.
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| ISBN |
1581824548 |
| Standard No. |
IG# 1581824548 |
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QBX a 04030480 |
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