Rocco Perri: The Story of Canada's Most Notorious Bootlegger - Brossura

Nicaso, Antonio

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ISBN 10: 0470835265 ISBN 13: 9780470835265

Casa editrice: John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2005

Riassunto

Rocco Perri came to Canada almost a century ago from Calabria, Italy. Even today his name is well known to historians, police and organized crime--and especially to the people of the city he called home--Hamilton, Ontario.

A poor immigrant, Perri along with his common-law wife, Bessie Starkman, built an unequalled crime empire for the time. During the Prohibition years, Perri provided alcohol to a thirsty clientele in Canada and the United States--a business that was very illegal and highly lucrative. Al Capone and Joseph Kennedy were among Perri's customers. The Perris also ran gambling, loan-sharking, extortion and prostitution rackets.

ROCCO PERRI: King of the Bootleggers is more than the biography of a man and his empire; it is a riveting portrait of a time when corruption was rampant, murder a business necessity, and discrimination against newcomers forced many to turn to crime as a means of survival. This book also solves a half-century-long mystery about the fate of Rocco Perri.

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L'autore:

Antonio Nicaso is an internationally recognized expert on organized crime. He is the author of more than a dozen books, including Bloodlines: the Rise and Fall of the Mafia’s Royal Family; Global Mafia; and Deadly Silence. Nicaso is a regular consultant and lecturer to universities, governments and law-enforcement agencies in the US, Canada and Europe.

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• Editore: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• Data di pubblicazione: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0470835265
• ISBN 13: 9780470835265
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 261