Gambino: The Rise

"A gangbuster of a novel A historical monument for the ages "-Ironworks Publishing Co.Fleeing a murder charge in his native homeland of Palermo, Sicily, in Italy, young CarloGambino finds refuge in the United States of America. It is the Roaring Twenties, and NewYork is a melting pot of decadence and excess. As well as unprecedented violence. TheVolstead Act creates a new and booming black market for booze, one which gangsters of alldenominations seek to control. While Jewish and Irish gangsters carve out a nominal nichefor themselves in the liquor trade, the dominant players remain the Italian-American Mafia, also known as La Cosa Nostra.Carlo joins a Cosa Nostra crew run by his cousins, the Castellanos, who in turn work for arising Mafia upstart by the name of Charles "Lucky" Luciano. Carlo's business smarts increasethe crew's earnings substantially, garnering the attention of Lucky Luciano, who promotesCarlo, and takes the younger Gambino under his wing. But soon, Luciano,