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The in$ane Chicago way : the daring plan by Chicago gangs to create a Spanish mafia /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hagedorn, John, 1947- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, [2015]
Subjects:
Hispanic American gangs > Illinois > Chicago > History > 20th century.
Organized crime > Illinois > Chicago > History > 20th century.
Table of Contents:
  • The hit
  • The old man and the C-Note$
  • The transition from turf to profits
  • Spanish Growth and Development
  • "Two dagos, two spics, and a hillbilly"
  • Family feuds
  • Envelopes and ethnic politics
  • Police corruption from the suites to the streets
  • Catastrophe
  • Ecstasy and agony
  • The war of the families
  • The future of gangs in Chicago.