{"product_id":"the-society-of-the-banana-shane-w-croston-9781467152006","title":"The Society of the Banana in Ohio: A History of the Black Hand","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA notorious case of terror and extortion in the Buckeye State\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the early 1900s, a criminal society known as the Black Hand became feared across the United States as it extorted hard-working immigrants. In 1908, Agostino Iannarino received a series of threatening letters and when he refused to pay, a bomb exploded at the entrance of his Columbus home. His family fled to Sicily only to continue receiving threats. The following year, U.S. Post Office Inspectors learned that a Black Hand gang called the Society of the Banana was headquartered in Marion, Ohio, and authorities attempted to put an end to the violent outrages occurring across the Midwest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eRevealing twenty-four extortion letters written by members of the Society of the Banana, author Shane W. Croston details factual and fatal accounts of the Black Hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Shane W. Croston\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1467152005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781467152006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e History Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/24\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.06lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.70d","brand":"Shane W. Croston","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44071470203135,"sku":"9781467152006","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cf29b315-d18d-4385-842d-ab56d4c33000.jpg?v=1685436285","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-society-of-the-banana-shane-w-croston-9781467152006","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}