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Author Griffith, William.

Title American mafia : Chicago : true stories of families who made Windy City history / William Griffith.

Publication Info. Guilford, Conn. : Globe Pequot, 2013.
Bookmark link: https://library.naperville-lib.org:444/record=b1579549~S1
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 95th Street Adult Biography  BIO GRIFFITH    AVAILABLE
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Description xi, 219 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographic references.
Includes bibliographical references.
Contents Introduction -- Little hell and the Black Hand -- Il diavolo and the Devil's gang -- Big Jim and Johnny the fox -- The beer wars of '23 -- The end of the alliance -- Death of a big shot -- Revenge follows revenge -- The brief reign of the Genna brothers -- Capone's first mistake -- The bark of the guns -- Peace in the city? -- A new Chicago -- "They're full of dead men in there!" -- Closing in -- Epilogues and aftermaths -- Select bibliography -- About the author.
Subject Mafia -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History.
Organized crime -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History.
Criminals -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Biography.
ISBN 9780762778447 (pbk.)
076277844X (pbk.)
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