Gangbusters is the story of how a colorful coterie of fbi. The fact is errors run rampant through the truecrime mafia book genre. The destruction of americas last great mafia dynasty new york. Ernest volkman the american mafia, legendary for its ability to survive and flourish in the face of all attempts to stamp it out, now lies in ruins. The destruction of americas last mafia dynasty 9780571199426 by volkman, ernest and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. The hoffa wars, by dan moldea, is a really good book about hoffa and the mob, too. I bought the book because i saw volkman on mobsters and he was really. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Pages can include considerable notesin pen or highlighterbut the notes cannot obscure the text. The history of espionage by ernest volkman alibris. With an active marketplace of over 175 million items, use the alibris advanced search page to find any item you are looking for through the advanced search, you can find items by searching specific terms such as title, artist, song title, genre, etc or you can narrow your focus using our amazing set of criteria parameters.
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