Questo autore si immerge profondamente nel mondo della criminalità organizzata, in particolare della mafia americana. Il suo lavoro si concentra sui dettagli e sui contesti storici, portando alla luce storie e fatti poco conosciuti. Attraverso pubblicazioni e piattaforme online, offre ai lettori uno sguardo dettagliato sul funzionamento e sulla storia delle organizzazioni criminali. La sua ricerca è meticolosa e la sua scrittura offre una prospettiva completa su questo affascinante, seppur oscuro, aspetto della storia.
Set against the backdrop of 1969, the story follows four friends embarking on a memorable road trip from Washington to New York. Initially excited about attending a monumental concert, their journey quickly turns into a nightmare filled with unexpected challenges. Amidst the chaos, they navigate personal issues and discover love, highlighting the complexities of friendship and the unpredictability of life.
Joseph P. Macheca and the Birth of the American Mafia
399pagine
14 ore di lettura
SILVER MEDALIST, Regional Nonfiction category of 2008 Independent Publisher Book Awards. Set in the Gilded Age of New Orleans, the historical biography Deep Water: Joseph P. Macheca and the Birth of the American Mafia establishes the factual details of Macheca's epic life story, the assassination of Police Chief David Hennessy and the Crescent City lynchings. "An excellent, meticulously detailed ... account of the birth of the American Mafia and a wonderful study of New Orleans from the Civil War/Reconstruction periods up through the famous mass lynching. Macheca comes across as a fascinating rogue. Deep Water ... shows a marvelous objectivity." -Rick Mattix, coauthor, The Complete Public Enemy Almanac "A memorable reading experience... This book will force a reassessment of a famous event in the history of American organized crime." -Dr. Peter Dale Scott, author, Deep Politics and the Death of JFK "Very interesting and informative. I was also happy to see my own prejudice confirmed: the Hennessy murder emerges out of the turbid racial and political situation in the city." -James Fentress, author, Rebels and Mafiosi