Originally Posted By: tenpin477
Do you guys recommend The First Family by Mike Dash?


I do for one. It deals primarily with the Morello family and how they controlled the American Mafia. If you are into the early Mafia, perhaps with the exception of David Critchley´s book, I don´t think there is any other book better researched than this one. The book is diffrent from any other book covering this era. When the book first came out, I regarded it as ground-breaking and somewhat of a revelation, because this book sets the facts right, debunking myths and assumptions, stated as "facts" in other notoriously unreliable books dealing with this subject. (Early Mafia appr 1890-1930.) If you are into this subject, the book is an extremely interesting read.

A very nice addition, btw, are the many interesting photos found in the book.

http://www.amazon.com/The-First-Family-E...rds=mike+dash#_

Last edited by HairyKnuckles; 01/19/13 07:29 PM.

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