The mobs and the Mafia;: The illustrated history of organized crime

The mobs and the Mafia;: The illustrated history of organized crime, Hardcover – January 1, 1972
They've traded in booze, broads, dope, gambling - anything and everything where demand exceeds supply and the right price can be made right. They've corrupted legitimate business, local cops, top entertainers, labor unions, and politicians at every level. They're the object of enough public scorn to have made J. Edgar Hoover a hero to two generations of Americans. And enough public fascination not only to have made The Godfather an all-time best-seller and box office hit but also to have given a steady living to hundreds of its predecessors and imitators. The Mob, The Syndicate, The Mafia, the Cosa Nostra - whatever you call it, you're talking about organized crime. Whatever changes it may undergo, its methods are violent, its profits enormouS. This is the story of where it came from, where it is, and where it's going.