Black Hand, Tammany Hall, political scandals, mafias, cartels, and opium gangs. The Encyclopedia of Gangsters provides an encompassing look at organized crime a

The world of gangsters is big business and stretches way beyond the Sicilian Mafia who have been most often depicted on the silver screen in films such as the '

More than 500 alphabetical entries provide information on the people, places and events associated with the Mafia.

Examines gangs throughout the United States in over eighty entries covering topics such as history, the wide range of communities where gangs form, and their in

A detailed compendium of American gangsters and gangs from the end of the Civil War to the present day.