Top hoodlum: Frank Costello, Prime Minister of the Mafia

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"The definitive book on the ultimate mob boss--featuring new FBI revelations, rare family photos, and never-before-published material ... The press nicknamed him "The Prime Minister of the Underworld." The U.S. Treasury's Bureau of Narcotics described him as "one of the most powerful and influential Mafia leaders in the U.S." But to friends and associates, he was simply "Uncle Frank." Who was Frank Costello really? That's the question Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Anthony M. DeStefano sets out to answer--in this definitive portrait of one of the most fascinating figures in the annals of American crime"--Amazon. 1 Come to America p. 11 -- 2 No More Guns, Thank You p. 23 -- 3 Boom of Prohibition p. 29 -- 4 Whiskey Royalty p. 41 -- 5 A Woman Scorned p. 54 -- 6 "The Greatest Roundup" p. 60 -- 7 "King of the Bootleggers" p. 69 -- 8 "Personally, t Got Drunk" p. 75 -- 9 Great Bloodletting p. 88 -- 10 "The Most Menacing Evil" p. 101 -- 11 "You're a Hell of an Italian" p. 116 -- 12 "I Know Everybody" p. 125 -- 13 "Punks, Tin Horns, Gangsters and Pimps" p. 133 -- 14 "I Never Stole a Nickel in My Life" p. 144 -- 15 "What the Hell Are You Fellows Doing Here?" p. 159 -- 16 Go West, Young Man p. 167 -- 17 Cuba Libre p. 181 -- 18 Tammany Tales p. 187 -- 19 "I'm a Neighbor of Yours" p. 197 -- 20 Ballet of the Hands p. 206 -- 21 "Get Frank Costello" p. 220 -- 22 "Dear Frank" p. 229 -- 23 "Someone Tried to Get to Me" p. 240 -- 24 "This Means I'm Next" p. 247 -- 25 "He's Gone" p. 254.