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In His Latest Book Jeffrey Sussman Explores The Underworld Of Big Apple Gangsters

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Jeffrey Sussman's book

Jeffrey Sussman's book "Big Apple Gangsters."

Author Jeffrey Sussman.

Author Jeffrey Sussman.

A 1936 mug shot of Charles

A 1936 mug shot of Charles "Lucky" Luciano.

Lepke Buchalter, head of Murder, Inc., was executed by electric chair at Sing Sing in 1944.

Lepke Buchalter, head of Murder, Inc., was executed by electric chair at Sing Sing in 1944. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

Dutch Schultz, 1931.

Dutch Schultz, 1931.

American mobster Frank Costello in 1951 testifying before the Kefauver Committee investigating organized crime.

American mobster Frank Costello in 1951 testifying before the Kefauver Committee investigating organized crime. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

Vito Genovese, 1959.

Vito Genovese, 1959. LIBRARY OF COMMERCE

authorAnnette Hinkle on Nov 17, 2020
As a boy, Jeffrey Sussman spent Saturday mornings working at his father’s garment manufacturing facility in Queens, one of two such shops his family owned. “I would work from 9... more

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