Early Organized Crime in Detroit Audiobook By James A. Buccellato, Scott M. Burnstein - foreword cover art

Early Organized Crime in Detroit

Vice, Corruption and the Rise of the Mafia

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Early Organized Crime in Detroit

By: James A. Buccellato, Scott M. Burnstein - foreword
Narrated by: David Lee Garver
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Social scientist and crime writer James A. Buccellato explores Detroit's struggle with gang violence, public corruption, and the politics of vice during the tumultuous first half of the twentieth century.

Though detectives denied it, the Italian mafia was operating in Detroit as early as 1900, and the city was forever changed. Bootleggers controlled the Detroit River and created a national distribution network for illegal booze during Prohibition. Gangsters, cops, and even celebrities fell victim to the violence. Some politicians and prominent businessmen like Henry Ford's right-hand man, Harry Bennett, collaborated closely with the mafia, while others, such as popular radio host Gerald Buckley, fought back and lost their lives.

©2015 James A. Buccellato (P)2015 Tantor Media Americas Biographies & Memoirs Organized Crime Social Sciences State & Local True Crime United States Violence in Society Mafia Crime Detroit
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