Havana nocturne, how the mob owned Cuba-- and then lost It to the revolution, T.J. English
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Havana nocturne, how the mob owned Cuba-- and then lost It to the revolution, T.J. English
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [369]-380) and index
Illustrations
illustrationsplates
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Havana nocturne
Nature of contents
bibliography
Responsibility statement
T.J. English
Sub title
how the mob owned Cuba-- and then lost It to the revolution
Summary
An award-winning journalist and historian offers the complete story of how the Mob infiltrated Havana in the 1950s, made a fortune--and lost it all to Fidel Castro
Table Of Contents
I. MOBSTER MAMBO. Feeling lucky -- The mob's playground -- El Judio Maravilloso (The Marvelous Jew) -- Well-charactered people -- Razzle-dazzle -- The ghost of Jose Marti -- Gambler's paradise -- II. LA ENGANADORA (THE DECEIVER). Arrivederci, Roma -- A bullet for El Presidente -- Carnival of flesh -- Tropical vengeance -- A handmade woman -- The sun almost rises -- "Get the money"