{"product_id":"red-hook-brooklyn-mafia-ground-zero-hardcover","title":"Red Hook: Brooklyn Mafia, Ground Zero - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFrank Dimatteo\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMichael Benson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLong before Brooklyn was known as the world's hippest neighborhood, it was the \u003ci\u003edeadliest\u003c\/i\u003e - the seedy, dangerous underbelly of New York City, where mobsters and gangs could commit murder and dump dead bodies without getting caught.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor more than a hundred years, the Red Hook section of Brooklyn was Ground Zero for organized crime. Whoever controlled the piers controlled everything. From the infamous Irish gang known as The White Hand at the turn of the century, to the notorious Italian Gallo brothers who ran President Street--and everything else--generations later, the blood-soaked history of Red Hook is the story of American crime at its most powerful, corrupt, and coldly efficient. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's all here: the brutal mob hits, bullet storms, and backstabbings of the most colorful cutthroats to ever terrorize the streets. A rogue's gallery of killers with nicknames like \"The Mad Hatter,\" \"The Executioner,\" \"Wild Bill,\" and \"Peg Leg.\" The Brooklyn bar fight that gave Al \"Scarface\" Capone his legendary scars. The godfather of America's first Sicilian crime family whose gruesomely mangled hand could scare men half to death. And, to bring it all home, the author's own eyewitness account of multiple shootings growing up as the son of a Mafia bodyguard. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePacked with jaw-dropping stories of public violence and personal vengeance, vivid insights into the Mafia's way of life, and shocking portraits of America's most wanted crime families, \u003ci\u003eRed Hook\u003c\/i\u003e is a must-read for anyone fascinated by the history of organized crime in America.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrank Dimatteo\u003c\/b\u003e is a lifelong Brooklynite, Mafia \"survivor,\" and publisher of \u003ci\u003eMob Candy\u003c\/i\u003e magazine. He is the author of the acclaimed memoir, \u003ci\u003eThe President Street Boys: Growing Up Mafia\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as Mob Candy's Brooklyn Gangsters and Manhattan\u003cbr\u003eGangsters. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Benson\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of more than sixty books, including the nonfiction history and crime titles \u003ci\u003eGangsters vs Nazis, Betrayal in Blood\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eKiller Twins\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMommy Deadliest\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWho's Who in the JFK Assassination\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Devil at Genesee Junction. \u003c\/i\u003eHe is the co-author, along with Frank Dimatteo, of the acclaimed American Mafia history books \u003ci\u003eCarmine the Snake, Mafia Hit Man, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLord High Executioner\u003c\/i\u003e. He regularly appears on ID: Investigation Discovery channel and is the recipient of the Academy of American Poets Award. Benson lives in New York and can be found on Facebook @authorMichaelBenson.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.7 x 8.9 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 26, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769359237408,"sku":"9780806543208","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/39b3a9acb997fab6e2d2a5f686725ef2.webp?v=1780346407","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/red-hook-brooklyn-mafia-ground-zero-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}