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Havana nocturne : how the mob owned Cuba-- and then lost it to the revolution / T.J. English

English, T. J. 1957- (author.).

Summary: Draws on previously hidden historical sources and survivor interviews to profile mob-infiltrated Havana in the 1950s, in an account that traces the relationships between President Batista and such mafia leaders as Meyer Lansky and Lucky Luciano.

Record details

ISBN: 0061712744
ISBN: 9780061712746
ISBN: 0061147710
ISBN: 9780061147715
Physical Description: xx, 396 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Edition: 1st U.S. ed.
Publisher: New York : William Morrow, [2008]
Copyright: ©2007

Content descriptions

General Note:	"This book was originally published as The Havana mob in the United Kingdom in 2007 by Mainstream Publishing"--T.p. verso.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 369-380) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	I. MOBSTER MAMBO. Feeling lucky -- The mob's playground -- El Judio Maravilloso (The Marvelous Jew) -- Well-charactered people -- Razzle-dazzle -- The ghost of Jose Marti -- Gambler's paradise -- II. LA ENGANADORA (THE DECEIVER). Arrivederci, Roma -- A bullet for El Presidente -- Carnival of flesh -- Tropical vengeance -- A handmade woman -- The sun almost rises -- "Get the money".