Joe Bruno - Joe Brunos Mobsters - Six Volume Set

Joe Brunos Mobsters - Six Volume Set

By Joe Bruno

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What people are saying about Joe Brunos Mobster Six Volume Set :

A MUST FOR THE TRUE GRUE COLLECTOR !! By RJ Parker Best Selling Author/Book Reviewer

JOE BRUNO'S MOBSTERS - SIX VOLUME SET is a collection of three Mobster's books and with just under 700 pages, a true history book of murder and mayhem. I love Mr. Bruno's books. He is the go to guy when you want information on gangs and mobs. A must have for the true crime collector.

Five-Star Book and a Bargain to Boot! By GinaBeena Gina

Joe Bruno's Mobsters - Six Volume Set" is a definitive history of American mobsters, dating as far back as the early 1820's and continuing until the mid-1900's.
The first three books "Mobsters, Gangs, Crooks and Other Creeps - Volumes 1, 2 and 3" contain bios of scores of gangsters, both male and female. These three books also include famous murders (The Murder of Sanford White) and disasters like the General Slocum Paddleboat Fire.
The fourth book - "The Wrong Man: Who Ordered the Murder of Gambler Herman Rosenthal and Why" details a famous murder than took place 100 years ago. Bruno maintains the wrong man, NY City Police Lieut. Charles Becker, was executed, while the real killers testified against Becker and walked away free men.
"Murder and Mayhem in the Big Apple" focuses on the exploits of the murderous Black Hand, The Boys from Brownsville, and Murder incorporated.
And Finally "Mob Wives - Fuhgeddaboudit!" is Bruno's way of saying that the TV program "Mob Wives" is such an embarrassing abomination, no intelligent person should ever watch the show. And I wholeheartedly agree.
All in all, $2.99 is a cheap price to pay for so much information in one six-volume book.

A great value for under 3 bucks!! By JldB

When I saw it was only $2.99 for six books in a boxed set on 'Mobsters', I was first skeptical that the quality would not be great. But, boy was I wrong! The entire book is well- written and quite informative. Highly recommended!

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MOBSTERS, GANGS, CROOKS, AND OTHER CREEPS VOLUME 1 NEW YORK CITY

PUBLISHED BY:

Knickerbocker Literary Services

EDITED BY:

Marc A. Maturo and Lawrence Venturato

Copyright 2011 by Knickerbocker Literary Services

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What people are saying about Mobsters, Gangs, Crooks, and Other Creeps Volume 1 New York City.

Great Books for a true crime fix!!! - RJ Parker- Best Selling Author/Publicist

If you're a mobster fan, this is the book for you! - Desmond Gill

Great Read!!!!! Short and informed information about early NY. Criminals and history -- Efrain Perez

I absolutely loved this book. In fact I could not put it down. As the title describes, when I finished it I really felt as if I just took an introductory course on this subject - Eponym

A very interesting book with even more colorful characters - Mrs. Brady

If you liked "Gangs of New York, if you liked The Godfather, you must read all three books - Rony Barbery.

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Product Information

I have been a criminal defense lawyer for 34 years, specializing in organized crime cases. Like Joe Bruno, I was born in New York City's Little Italy. My first residence was 146 Mulberry Street on top of Angelo's Restaurant. At the age of six, I moved a mile south to the Lower East Side to a place called Knickerbocker Village, which borders the East River, and is located between the historic Manhattan Bridge and the majestic world-famous Brooklyn Bridge.

Like Joe Bruno, I lived in Knickerbocker Village for more than three decades. Our neighborhood was filled with unforgettable characters, most of whom were criminals, and many of whom were in the Mafia. Joe got to meet and see many famous criminals during his years in Little Italy, and in Knickerbocker Village. It is no surprise to me that he was fascinated not only with the mafia characters, but with the entire history of Lower Manhattan, and New York City in general.

His book, Mobsters, Gangs, Crooks and Other Creeps-Volume 1- New York City" is a composite of characters and events, that weaves the denizens of the underworld with the rich history of New York City, from the early 1800's, through the early 1900's. Although Italian-American criminals are covered, this is not just another mafia book. The book covers the Jewish gangsters as well (who truly were the pioneers of organized crime) and the Irish gangs, who were one of the first ethnic groups to run the New York City rackets. Joe even presents a few "lady gangsters" too.

Most of all, Mobsters, Gangs, Crooks and Other Creeps-Volume 1- New York City" is easy to read. The short-chapter format is a stroke of genius. It is interesting, informative, entertaining, and to the point. You won't be bored reading it.

Joe Bruno has hit the mark in presenting Old New York the way it really was. Rough and bloody!

- Mathew J. Mari, http://www.mathewmarilaw.com/

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A h Hoon - The Murder of Chinese Comedian Ah Hoon

Sometimes a comedian can be dead funny, but after one of his onstage performances, Chinese comedian Ah Hoon turned up quite dead instead.

The Tong Wars started in Chinatown in 1899, with the powerful On Leong Tong dominating the gambling and drug interests in downtown Manhattan. The smaller Hip Sing and the Four Brothers Tongs joined forces and engaged in violent confrontations with the On Leong Tong, over the rights to control Chinatown's illegal activities. Almost daily, dead bodies littered the streets of Chinatown, which at the time only consisted of Mott Street, Pell Street, Chatham Square, and Doyers Street.

Ah Hoon was a famous Chinese comedian, who was featured often at the Chinese Theater at 5-7 Doyers Street, right in the middle of the Tong War Zone. The Chinese Theater was a venue, not only for the Chinese, but for English speaking audiences who were brave enough to venture into an area where gunpowder permeated the air. Ah Hoon was an associate of the On Leong Tong, and the content of his jokes, in which he constantly disparaged the Hip Sing and Four Brothers Tongs, made it seem like he thought he was bullet-proof.

Things started to get hairy for Ah Hoon, when the Reverend Huie Kim, the pastor of the Christian Morning Star Mission on Doyers Street, warned Ah Hoon that his jokes were not too funny with certain people. The good reverend also told Ah Hoon that Ah Hoon could get badly hurt if he kept telling his jokes on stage, where hundreds of people could hear the many indignities he spewed disparaging the Hip Sing and Four Brothers Tongs.

Ah Hoon thumbed his nose at the Reverend Huie Kim, and as a result, the Hip Sing and Four Brothers Tongs formerly declared war on the On Leong Tong. Instead of holding back, Ah Hoon stepped up the frequency and the ferocity of his jokes on stage. This thoroughly annoyed the Hip Sing and Four Brothers Tongs, so they announced publicly that they were going to kill Ah Hoon. To make sure Ah Hoon got the message, they sent an emissary to Ah Hoon, giving him the exact time and date he was going to be murdered.

Ah Hoon took the threat with a shrug. But it was Hoochy-Coochy Mary, who lived on the floor below Ah Hoon, in a boarding house on Chatham Square, who ran to the police and begged them to protect the comedian. On December 30, 1909, Police Sergeant John D. Coughlin and two patrolmen accompanied Ah Hoon to his performance at the Chinese Theater. Word had spread quickly on the streets of Chinatown that Ah Hoon was scheduled to be murdered, and as a result, the theater was packed with people hoping to see a live execution for the price of a simple theater admission. Standing-room-only tickets were also sold out, and there was a huge crowd outside, not too happy at being turned away from witnessing Ah Hoon's dramatic demise.