2005

765 pages

This barnburner of a book is the definitive history of the mafia in America. Starting with its roots in Sicily and ending with an overview of the Mafia power structure post-September 11, 2001, Raab throughly covers everything you ever wanted to know about the major organized crime families in the United States. The book ends with a cautionary note that with the F.B.I.'s attention focused on terrorists, the mob may regain its former levels of power. As the author of the RICO laws states: "We don't win the war against the Mob. All we can do is contain or control it."

This book is available at the Hanford Branch Library.