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The Godfathers: Lives and Crimes of the Mafia Mobsters
Author(s): Roberto Olla (Author)
- Publisher: Alma Books Ltd
- Publication Date: 20 Feb. 2007
- Language: English
- Print length: 300 pages
- ISBN-10: 1846880076
- ISBN-13: 9781846880070
Book Description
“Godfathers” charts the evolution of the modern mafia through the lives and criminal exploits of the most famous Italian and American bosses, as recounted and witnessed by New York police officers, FBI experts, carabinieri and Italian Special Police forces. Much blood has been spilt on account of the Sicilian and American mafias – and almost as much ink has been expended upon the details of their culture and crimes. However, little has been revealed about the brutal, elusive figures who masterminded the birth and the growth of one of the most powerful organizations in the world. Enriched by carefully researched material, first-hand documents and previously unpublished photographs, Roberto Olla’s page-turning account of the mysterious lives and harrowing crimes of the mafia dons takes us into the heart of the Cosa Nostra’s innermost circle.
Editorial Reviews
From the Publisher
Enriched by first-hand documents and previously unpublished
photographs, Godfathers is the first book to analyse Mafia through the
mysterious lives of Mafia mobsters Updated with the latest arrests of
Sicilian bosses like Salvatore Provenzano Some of the biggest names in
mafia history are introduced, and the ways in which their political savvy
helped them orchestrate many history’s major events is explained
photographs, Godfathers is the first book to analyse Mafia through the
mysterious lives of Mafia mobsters Updated with the latest arrests of
Sicilian bosses like Salvatore Provenzano Some of the biggest names in
mafia history are introduced, and the ways in which their political savvy
helped them orchestrate many history’s major events is explained
About the Author
Roberto Olla is an award-winning writer and TV journalist. He has produced a number of internationally acclaimed history documentaries, including The Last Godfathers and Emigrants. His other books include More cherries, please, uncle, Combat Film and The Non-Persons: Italians in the Holocaust.
