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Page 57
The earliest organized Italian criminals in America , the Black Hand extortion
rings , preyed almost exclusively on the vast majority of their decent ,
hardworking countrymen who had settled here . The name came from a crudely
drawn black ...
The earliest organized Italian criminals in America , the Black Hand extortion
rings , preyed almost exclusively on the vast majority of their decent ,
hardworking countrymen who had settled here . The name came from a crudely
drawn black ...
Page 63
All at once I dove down on the floor under the dashboard , got my right hand on
the gas pedal , and held the wheel with my left hand . You must understand that
all this was done in a couple of seconds . I pushed down on the pedal as hard as
I ...
All at once I dove down on the floor under the dashboard , got my right hand on
the gas pedal , and held the wheel with my left hand . You must understand that
all this was done in a couple of seconds . I pushed down on the pedal as hard as
I ...
Page 73
All of a sudden I felt sort of a sting — that ' s the best I can describe it - under my
left arm . I looked behind me , and I saw this LaTempa with a knife in his hand .
By now Angelo had come out of the toilet and was standing there , looking at me
...
All of a sudden I felt sort of a sting — that ' s the best I can describe it - under my
left arm . I looked behind me , and I saw this LaTempa with a knife in his hand .
By now Angelo had come out of the toilet and was standing there , looking at me
...
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| Title | The Valachi Papers |
| Author | Peter Maas |
| Published | 1968 |
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