Mafia And The Machine: The Story Of The Kansas City Mob
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Mafia And The Machine: The Story Of The Kansas City Mob
By Frank R Hayde
The story of the American Mafia is not complete without a chapter on Kansas City, MO.
The 'City of Fountains' has popped up in The Godfather, Casino and The Sopranos, but many aren't aware that Kansas City is key in the history of organized crime.
In it's glory days, the Mafia reached into every segment of urban society and its tentacles often radiated right from the Heart of America.
Events unfolding in Kansas City would affect the fortunes of all
the Mafia families and shape the destiny of the entire underworld.
The history of La Cosa Nostra or "This Thing is Ours" is an intricate web of intrigue with Kansas City right in the thick of it.
In The Mafia and the Machine, author Frank Hayde ties in every major name in organized crime - Luciano, Bugsy, Lanksy - as well as the corrupt Kansas City police force
Paperback; 208 pages
ISBN: 978-1569804438
About the Author
Frank R Hayde is a graduate of the University of Kansas and a career law-enforcement officer.
He has roots in Kansas City that go back to his great great grandfather, an Irish American stonemason and political figure featured in the 1902 book Men Who Are Making Kansas City.
By Frank R Hayde
The story of the American Mafia is not complete without a chapter on Kansas City, MO.
The 'City of Fountains' has popped up in The Godfather, Casino and The Sopranos, but many aren't aware that Kansas City is key in the history of organized crime.
In it's glory days, the Mafia reached into every segment of urban society and its tentacles often radiated right from the Heart of America.
Events unfolding in Kansas City would affect the fortunes of all
the Mafia families and shape the destiny of the entire underworld.
The history of La Cosa Nostra or "This Thing is Ours" is an intricate web of intrigue with Kansas City right in the thick of it.
In The Mafia and the Machine, author Frank Hayde ties in every major name in organized crime - Luciano, Bugsy, Lanksy - as well as the corrupt Kansas City police force
Paperback; 208 pages
ISBN: 978-1569804438
About the Author
Frank R Hayde is a graduate of the University of Kansas and a career law-enforcement officer.
He has roots in Kansas City that go back to his great great grandfather, an Irish American stonemason and political figure featured in the 1902 book Men Who Are Making Kansas City.