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Inspector Oldfield and the Black Hand Society : America's original gangsters and the U.S. Postal detective who brought them to justice / William Oldfield and Victoria Bruce.

Oldfield, William, (author. ). Bruce, Victoria, 1966- (author.).

Summary:

"The incredible true story of the US Post Office Inspector who took down the deadly Black Hand, a turn-of-the-century Italian-American secret society that preyed on immigrants across America's industrial heartland--featuring fascinating and never-before-seen documents and photos from the Oldfield family's private collection. Before the emergence of prohibition-era gangsters like Al Capone and Lucky Luciano, there was the Black Hand: an early twentieth-century Sicilian-American crime ring that preyed on immigrants from the old country. In those days, the FBI was in its infancy, and local law enforcement were clueless against the dangers--most refused to

Record details

ISBN: 9781432856113
ISBN: 1432856111
Physical Description: 461 p. (large print): illustrations ; 23 cm.
Edition: Large print ed.
Publisher: Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press Large Print, c2018.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-309) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	The printer -- Politics -- The raven -- Society of the Banana -- The inspector -- The immigrant -- Stakeout -- The boss -- The takedown -- the trial -- Good-byes -- Outcomes -- Epilogue.