The great founding figures of organized crime in the 20th century
were born and bred in New York City, and the city was the basis of
their operations. Beginning with Prohibition and going on through
many illegal activities the mob became a major force and its
tentacles reached into virtually every enterprise, whether legal or
illegal: gambling, boxing, labor racketeering, stock fraud, illegal
unions, prostitution, food service, garment manufacturing,
construction, loan sharking, hijacking, extortion, trucking, drug
dealing - you name it the mob controlled it. The men who organized
crime in America were the sons of poor immigrants. They were hungry
for success and would use whatever means available to achieve their
goals. They were not interested in religious identity and ethnic
identity. Their syndicate of criminals was made up, primarily of
Italians and Jews, but also Irish and black gangsters who could
further their ambitions. Their sole objective was always the same -
money. It began with Arnold Rothstein, who not only helped to fix
the 1919 World Series, but who also mentored and financed the
individuals who would control organized crime for decades.
Individuals such as Frank Costello, Lucky Luciano, Bugsy Siegel,
Joe Adonis, and Meyer Lansky, who would then follow suit setting up
other criminal organizations. They established rules of governance,
making millions of dollars for themselves and their cohorts. All
the organized crime bosses and their cohorts had the same modus
operandi: they were far-seeing opportunists who took advantage of
every illegal opportunity that came their way for making money. Big
Apple Gangsters: The Rise and Decline of the Mob in New York
reveals just how influential the mob in New York City was during
the 20th century. Jeffrey Sussman entertainingly digs into the
origins of organized crime in the 20th century by looking at the
corporate activity that dominated this one city and how these
entrepreneurial bosses supported successful criminal enterprises in
other cities. He also profiles many of the colorful gangsters who
followed in the footsteps of gangland's original founders.
Throughout the book Sussman provides fascinating portraits of a
who's who of gangland. His narrative moves excitingly and
entertainingly through the pivotal events and history of organized
crime, explaining the birth, growth, maturation, and decline of
various illegal enterprises in New York. He also profiles those who
prosecuted the mob and won significant verdicts that ended many
careers, responsible for bringing many organized crime figures to
their knees and then delivering a series of coups de grace - such
as Burton Turkus, Thomas Dewey, Robert Kennedy, and Rudolph
Giuliani.
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