The AmericanMafia Book Club Rules and Regulations and Other Really Important-Sounding Stuff A person becomes a member of this club by: 1. Belonging to the...
As moderator for the first book club discussion, I am selecting: "War of the Godfathers" by William F. Roemer Jr. (New York: Ivy Books, 1991). ISBN=1556111932 ...
Actually, "War of the Godfathers" has always kind of irritated me because it's misled a lot of people. It's a novel and the gang war described between the...
Well, I guess that cat's out of the bag. This Roemer book does include some fictional elements (though it does officially fall into the "True Crime" category)....
... it, ... Some other questions to think about as you read: - Do you feel the author, in his introductory comments, accurately described the amount of...
Personally, I found the Roemer book to be both informative and entertaining. The problem is, I could never be sure where the dividing line was between the...
Is the "on the spot journal still being pubished? What number is out now? I thought this was a very nice item. I am looking for more info. Thank you....
On the Spot is still being published, just running a bit late this time. Summer issue will be in the mail this week. Cover features this time include a great...
By my count, the next issue will be #4 (of 4) of the periodical's first year. - Fall 2006 cover: The Bloody Barrows Come to Iowa - Winter 2006-07 cover: St....
It seems there was little else to say about "War of the Godfathers." Since Rick Mattix was the first to send a post about that book, he's entitled to select...
I thought you would be interested to learn that the American Mafia history website (www.onewal.com) is going through a makeover. I hope to have the "new and...
Hey I just wanted to stop by and introduce my self... My name is Josh I'm from Michigan... A little background about my organized crime interest... I've been...
Hi Josh. Nice to meet you. Paddy Whacked is an interesting subject, though the dialogue in the book bugs me. I'd be interested to hear your opinion of the...
Hey Tom, to answer your question... On Paddy Whacked... Its an interesting book... I'm only on the third chapter right now... I am enjoying it so far... As for...
Hi Tom and Gang, Sorry I'm late getting back -- been away for awhile. How about Thomas Repetto's "American Mafia"? It seems to me a pretty good if general...
Hello Josh, I like Kavieff's books but wish he'd went into more detail in The Purple Gang, which is maddeningly vague sometimes on dates and addresses and...
Thanks Rick, I'll have to look for his books as they come out... As for the book you co-authored... Its on my wish list on Amazon but I thought it was...
Sure, Rick, that sounds like a good one for the group. I know it has been mentioned here before. Used copies can be acquired for as little as $1 through...
Hi Josh, Yeah, we've got quite a mixture in the Public Enemy Almanac. The cover photo is a bit misleading but we cover both Prohibition mobsters and Depression...
I was just thinking about reading America Mafia again. As I have been finding out that the mob has had alot of influence on all aspects of politics,(Domestic...
The revised American Mafia website ( www.onewal.com ) is now up and - hopefully - running. You should notice many additions and many changes. If you happen to...
As I'm rereading Repetto, I'm finding a lot of stuff worth talking over. Maybe we could look at a couple of chapters at a time, rather than tackling the entire...
I don't have a problem with that. ... ____________________________________________________________________________________ Choose the right car based on your...
I think we've probably had sufficient opportunity to get acquainted with Repetto's book. Before discussing specific details, it might be a good idea to comment...
Introduction and Chapter 1: I found some of Repetto's choices in the introduction interesting. For example, he opted to view the American Mafia as a unique ...
Sorry I'm late joining in. Been off-site for awhile tinkering with other things and just catching up somewhat. I've long thought myself that Repetto's book was...
... <maddogmattix@...> ... book. It seems to me an essential item of Mafia history. ... In order to do the Gentile book Vita di Capomafia justice, an American...
... <maddogmattix@...> ... Gentile (him again) indicated that one reason for gang conflicts leading up to the Castellammarese War was Joe Masseria's...
