Organized crime in the United States, 1865-1941
Kristofer Allerfeldt (Author)
"Why do Americans alternately celebrate and condemn gangsters, outlaws and corrupt politicians? Why do they immortalize Al Capone while forgetting his far more successful, innovative precursor, Michael Cassius MacDonald? Drawing on historical accounts, the author analyzes the public's understanding of organized crime and questions some of our most deeply held assumptions about crime and its role in society"-- Provided by publisher
eBook, English, 2018
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, Jefferson, North Carolina, 2018
History
1 online resource (1 volume)
9781476629964, 147662996X
1020270413
Introduction
Prologue: the true extent of organized crime
The birth of the mafia
Crime rings
Chicago: crime central
New York: the night mayor and the big policeman
Los Angeles noir
Prohibition
Racketeering
Big business
Organized crime fighters
Chinese organized crime: the one that got away
The slave trade
The criminal fraternity
Epilogue: organized crime, then and now