{"product_id":"the-gambino-family-history-w-g-davis-9781393196402","title":"The Gambino Family History","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the fall of 1931, Charles \"Lucky\" Luciano calls the most powerful gangsters to a hotel in Chicago for a meeting that will soon change the way that organized crime is run in America.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe creates the Five Families just like they did back in Sicily. His words were, \"We have to run our business like a business.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the Capos, the Crews, and the Consiglieres, all reporting to the head of the family, The Boss, but there will be no more Boss of Bosses.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe also created a board of directors, \"The Commission\" run by the heads of the five New York families. They will have the final say in all matters, even life and death.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a single move, Luciano creates the most powerful organized crime syndicate America has ever seen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd then twenty-six-years later on the morning of October 25, 1957, Albert Anastasia was killed, and with his death came the birth of The Gambino Crime Family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEven though they are no longer headline news in the newspapers across the country, The Gambino Crime Family continues to be active in a variety of criminal enterprises.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this book, we will journey over 100 years of Mafia history from the 1898 reign of Ignazio 'the Wolf' Lupo, through the prohibition years and the 1929 Castellammarese War.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe'll trace the footsteps and battles of Lucky Luciano, Carlo Gambino, Paul Castellano, and John Gotti as they make millions, kill thousands, and create empires.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e W. G. Davis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1393196403\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781393196402\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Diamondback Publishers International\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/23\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 386\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.08lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.86d","brand":"W. G. Davis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43989168587007,"sku":"9781393196402","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bb834f02-c157-478e-9947-b3e28d36d7ea.jpg?v=1683297961","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-gambino-family-history-w-g-davis-9781393196402","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}