{"product_id":"the-cigar-carmine-galante-mafia-terror-hardcover","title":"The Cigar: Carmine Galante, Mafia Terror - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFrank Dimatteo\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMichael Benson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the godfathers of American Mafia history, the brutal and blood-stained biography of Carmine Galante, the ruthless Bonnano boss who rose from tenement street thug to masterminding the legendary global heroin trafficking network, the French Connection - always with a cigar in his mouth.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eHIS WAR CRY: \"I RULE EVERYTHING.\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFOR HALF A CENTURY HE ALMOST DID.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe son of Sicilian immigrants, Camillo Carmine Galante was raised in Manhattan's Little Italy and by all accounts born bad. At age ten his home away from home was juvenile detention. By fifteen he was terrorizing the streets of New York's Lower East Side, scoring high marks for the \"errands\" he was running for his La Cosa Nostra elders. When he turned twenty, Galante was already one of the mob's top enforcers­-a sadistic thrill killer and clinically diagnosed psychopath with big dreams: whack his way into controlling organized crime the world over, vowing to kill Mafia chieftains Tommy Lucchese and Carlo Gambino and take control of their mob families. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCarmine \"Lilo\" Galante's rise to Mafia star was infamous: hit man for the Luciano and Genovese crime families; named \u003ci\u003econsigliere\u003c\/i\u003e by Joseph Bonnano; he wiped out eight members of the Gambinos; on behalf of Mussolini he assassinated the publisher of an anti-Fascist newspaper. \"The biggest dope peddler in the country\" according to law enforcement, Galante helped orchestrate one of the largest heroin trafficking operations on record--a power move too dangerous for his rivals in the narcotics trade. The heads of the five New York families decided that the psychotic Galante had to be stopped. On July 12, 1979, finishing his lunch in a Brooklyn restaurant, Galante got what he'd dished out his whole life: a shotgun blast to the face, his trademark cigar still clenched in his teeth...\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 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.26 x 9.06 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 28, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757641761056,"sku":"9780806542379","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/15e286ccac14466bd4780b9a87b63d80.webp?v=1780107674","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-cigar-carmine-galante-mafia-terror-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}