The Rise and Fall of the Cleveland Mafia: Corn Sugar and Blood
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Book Overview
Rick Porrello writes about the important connection with mega-mobsters Charles Lucky' Luciano and Meyer Lansky, the Cleveland mob's move to Las Vegas and the first top-level national meeting of the Sicilian-American Mafia.'
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1569800588
ISBN13:9781569800584
Release Date:April 2004
Publisher:Barricade Books
Length:239 Pages
Weight:1.17 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 6.3" x 9.3"
Customer Reviews
4 ratings
This town ain't big enough....
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
There was room for five families in New York. In Cleveland there was only room for one. The Lonardos and the Porellos struggle to control the manufacture and distribution of liquor during prohibition is well-chronicled in this work. Moe Dalitz financing of Las Vegas casinos is discussed. The book even continues on into the racketeering of Danny Greene and the ILA in the 1970's.
Martin Scorsese should read this book
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
Martin Scorsese would have great content for his next film if he read this book. Rick Porello is able to take these moments in Cleveland history and make them as compelling as the stories about Luciano, the Gambino Family, etc. I can't wait to begin reading his other two books.
My Family Was a Part of This!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 21 years ago
This book was quite interesting- But I felt a knot in my stomach when I read the part about my Grandfather's death. I knew he was a part of this, but I never read it word for word. You know- "I can't really believe it until I see it,"- I believed it at first, but the book brought the truth to reality. Definately recommend for people interested to get a true taste of what it was like (and still is).
Historical, nostalgic...yet very personable. Good reading.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 26 years ago
This book is a must for nostalgic buffs who want to go back to Cleveland when bootleggers tried to take over the city. The reading about a history that involved part of a family's patriarchal demise is saddening, yet paints the reality and cruelty involved with gang warfare. I enjoy history, and this book is excellent in telling a part of early 20th century crime in Cleveland and its mob history. I can't wait for the next book.
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