Most of us
like to think that the mob is a thing of the past, that it is not here anymore.
But we would be foolish to think so. The mobs are still around, just not as
active.
At least,
one can hope.
In this book
we have Deitche tracing the mob families into the twenty first century in a
certain area of the great land of America.
A welcome
book for those who wish to read about the mob history in New Jersey.
Each chapter
takes up a mob figure and the family they ran with. It is interesting as the
reader walks the time line with the author.
There is a
whole section in our library concerning real life crimes and murders. This will
be another addition to that section. I guess the rational for that section is
we should be aware of evil. Not that we don’t already know of evil.
I guess some
people just enjoy reading this genre of nonfiction writing.
I personally
enjoy mystery stories, so I guess I get a thrill reading true cases.
Most of the
mob figures recorded here do finally get the due of their actions as a good
percentage of them get executed some time later by other mob figures. As the
Bible says, what so ever a man sows, this he will reap.
The writing
is not too technical or scholarly. The prose flows. There is a picture section
in the middle of the book, so you can refer to head shots of most of the
figures mentioned. It has a 2018 copyright, so it is current. It is published
by Rowman & Littlefield
It would
also serve as a source book when further research is needed.
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