{"product_id":"9781250101709","title":"Five Families : The Rise, Decline, and Resurgence of America's Most Powerful Mafia Empires by Selwyn Raab","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller chronicling the history of NYC's infamous five mafia families is now the basis for the upcoming The HISTORY(R) Channel documentary series \u003ci\u003eAmerican Godfathers: The Five Families. \u003c\/i\u003e   \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor half a century, the American Mafia outwitted, outmaneuvered, and outgunned the FBI and other police agencies, wreaking unparalleled damage on America's social fabric and business enterprises while emerging as the nation's most formidable crime empire. The vanguard of this criminal juggernaut is still led by the Mafia's most potent and largest borgatas: New York's Five Families.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFive Families\u003c\/i\u003e is the vivid story of the rise and fall of New York's premier dons, from Lucky Luciano to Paul Castellano to John Gotti and others. This definitive history brings the reader right up to the possible resurgence of the Mafia as the FBI and local law-enforcement agencies turn their attention to homeland security and away from organized crime. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis updated tenth-anniversary edition features a new preface by the author.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56297520562549,"sku":"9781250101709","price":30.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781250101709.jpg?v=1762780765","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781250101709","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}