Motor City Mafia : : a Century of Organized Crime in Detroit

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Foreword -- The beginning -- The Purple Gang -- The Combination -- The Zerilli Era -- Hoffa -- Passing of the torch -- The new generation -- Today, the future, and beyond.

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Interesting Photographic History submitted by Meginator on July 25, 2022, 10:26pm Content Note: This book includes a handful of photographs of dead bodies.

This photographic history of Detroit’s organized crime syndicates (confined mostly to the local Mafia and the famous Purple Gang) is a little difficult to follow but puts a (literal) face to history. Organized chronologically and comprised primarily of mugshots and related captions, the book drops a lot of names but fails somewhat to provide a cohesive story although connections do emerge over time. The book feels fairly comprehensive and covers a lengthy time period, allowing readers to get a feeling for the subject and providing some tantalizing hints at stories that can be discovered with further reading.

SERIES
Images of America.

PUBLISHED
Charleston, SC : Arcadia Pub., c2006.
Year Published: 2006
Description: 127 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book

ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780738540849
0738540846

SUBJECTS
Organized crime -- Detroit -- History.
Organized crime -- Detroit -- History -- Pictorial works.
Detroit (Mich.) -- History -- Pictorial works.