The Black Hand: The Epic War Between a Brilliant Detective and the Deadliest Secret Society in American History
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| Rating | : | 4.19 (542 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1543619444 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 231 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-01-19 |
| Language | : | English |
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A solid addition to the American history library.” —Gregory A. “What a terrific read! Through incredible historical research and a detective’s eye for the telling detail, Stephan Talty chronicles Joseph Petrosino’s dogged pursuit of cold-blooded extortionists and killers. Baime, author of The Arsenal of Democracy “Readers of this propulsive, cinematic book will feel transported to a crucial moment in our history. J. Even more intimate is the portrait of Petrosino, chief Mafia detective. It’s a great book.” —Tyler Anbin
Dubbed the "Italian Sherlock Holmes", he was a famously dogged and ingenious detective and a master of disguise. The children of Italian immigrants were kidnapped, and dozens of innocent victims were gunned down. Bombs tore apart tenement buildings. As the crimes grew ever more bizarre and the Black Hand's activities spread far beyond New York's borders, Petrosino and the all-Italian police squad he assembled raced to capture members of the secret criminal society before the country's anti-immigrant tremors exploded into catastrophe. Unfolding a story rich with resonance in our own era, The Black Hand is fast-paced narrative history at its very best.. Standing between the American public and the Black Hand's lawlessness was Joseph Petrosino. The perpetrators seemed both omnipresent and invisible. The crimes whipped up the slavering tabloid press and heated ethnic tensions to the boiling point. Beginning in the summer of 1903, an insidious crime wave filled New York City, and then the entire country, with fear. Judges, senators, Rockefellers, and society matrons were threatened with gruesome deaths. Petrosino's quest to root out the source of the Black Hand's power would take him all the way to Sicily - but at a terrible cost. Film rights optioned by Paramount Studios, starring Leonardo DiCaprio. The gripping true st
very compellling story about the Black Hand and a hero detective who pursued them Terry R. Nye Up until now my only knowledge of the Black Hand was its brief mention in the sequel movie to the Godfather when a young Vito Corleone murders the current Don, a member of the Black Hand, and becomes a Don himself. The Godfather series is fiction, but this book, The Black Hand, is a true historical account of the Black Hand society that was composed of criminal Italian immigrants to the U.S. in the late 1800's and early 1900's. The author very thoroughly chronicles their rise to prominence and the methods they used to extort American businessman and . Black Hand is great! Christopher T. This is a great read. Informative and entertaining and the books subject matter is very intriguing covering people and things that you don't read about in school but probably should. If you are Italian or Italian American or just a fan of good crime and detective stories this book is definitely worth your time.. "Disturbing at times but a great" according to Amazon Customer. Well written. Hard to put down. Disturbing at times but a great read