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Gallo filed a lawsuit in 2011 against Phoenix Books for publishing his autobiography Breakshot: A Life in the 21st Century American Mafia without a contract, taking his copyright, and selling the paperback rights to Simon & Schuster without his permission and without paying him. [4] The suit was settled, according to Courthouse News Service. [5]
The book details the rise and fall of 19th century gangs in New York City, prior to the domination of the Italian-American Mafia during Prohibition in the 1920s. Focusing on the saloon halls, gambling dens, and winding alleys of the Bowery and the Five Points district of Lower Manhattan, the book evokes the destitution and violence of a turbulent era, when colorfully named criminals like ...
Cannell's eclectic works of nonfiction run from a biography of architect I.M. Pei ("I.M. Pei: Mandarin of Modernism") to the story of American racing driver Phil Hill's 1961 world championship ...
The American Mafia, [24] [25] [26] commonly referred to in North America as the Italian-American Mafia, the Mafia, or the Mob, [24] [25] [26] is a highly organized Italian-American criminal society and organized crime group.
The Godfather book series is a series of crime novels about Italian-American Mafia families, most notably the fictional Corleone family, led by Don Vito Corleone and later his son Michael Corleone. The first novel, The Godfather , written by Mario Puzo , was released in 1969.
The Last Mafioso: The Treacherous World of Jimmy Fratianno is a biographical novel detailing the life of American Mafia member Aladena "Jimmy the Weasel" Fratianno.It chronicles Fratianno's life from his childhood in Cleveland to becoming acting boss of the Los Angeles crime family.
Pages in category "Non-fiction books about Italian-American organized crime" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Louis Ferrante (born May 13, 1969) is an American writer who was a former heist expert and Gambino crime family mobster. He spent eight and a half years in prison for heists and hijackings, [1] successfully appealed his conviction and became a bestselling true crime, business, and science writer.