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PublisherUniversity Press of Florida

ISBN-100813080487

ISBN-139780813080482

eBay Product ID (ePID)22062269010

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Book TitleSunshine State Mafia : a History of Florida's Mobsters, Hit Men, and Wise Guys

Number of Pages188 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicUnited States / State & Local / South (Al, Ar, Fl, Ga, Ky, La, ms, Nc, SC, Tn, VA, WV), Sociology / General, Organized Crime

Publication Year2024

GenreTrue Crime, Social Science, History

AuthorDoug Kelly

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight10.6 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2023-037643

SynopsisA vivid, wild ride through a century of Mafia lore, this book tells stories of organized crime rings that have settled in Florida and made the state their base of operations for bootlegging, gambling, extortion, money laundering, and drug running. Sunshine State Mafia divulges the hidden history of the mob from the Keys to Pensacola and Jacksonville. Featuring Al Capone and crime rings in Miami and South Florida, the Trafficante family in Tampa, Harlan Blackburn and his gambling empire in Orlando, and many more individuals both infamous and little known, this book explains how and why mob bosses from northern states came to Florida in the early 1900s-they saw the state as a respite from cold weather and a good place to evade law enforcement. The cast of characters in these stories includes cops, sheriffs, prosecutors, judges, and politicians who took bribes or even conspired with criminals. Doug Kelly offers never-before-told information from newly released files, interviews with retired police and FBI agents, and his own career as a security consultant during the Cocaine Cowboys era. Kelly's line of work involved brushes with criminal elements and notorious characters, which he recounts here. He also defines roles within Mafia families, discusses how changes in policing have impacted the patterns of criminal organizations, and talks about what distinguishes the Mafia from other groups. The first book to survey the origins and activities of the Mafia across Florida, Sunshine State Mafia will surprise readers with its insights into the influence of organized crime in the history of the state's small towns and cities., A wild ride through a century of Mafia lore, this book offers inside accounts and little-known stories of organized crime across Florida, from the Keys to Pensacola and Jacksonville., Inside accounts and little known stories of criminal networksin Florida's past A vivid, wildride through a century of Mafia lore, this book tells stories of organizedcrime rings that have settled in Florida and made the state their base ofoperations for bootlegging, gambling, extortion, money laundering, and drugrunning. Sunshine State Mafia divulges the hidden history of the mobfrom the Keys to Pensacola and Jacksonville. Featuring Al Capone and crime ringsin Miami and South Florida, the Trafficante family in Tampa, Harlan Blackburnand his gambling empire in Orlando, and many more individuals both infamous andlittle known, this book explains how and why mob bosses from northern statescame to Florida in the early 1900s--they saw the state as a respite from coldweather and a good place to evade law enforcement. The cast of characters inthese stories includes cops, sheriffs, prosecutors, judges, and politicians whotook bribes or even conspired with criminals. DougKelly offers never-before-told information from newly released files,interviews with retired police and FBI agents, and his own career as a securityconsultant during the Cocaine Cowboys era. Kelly's line of work involvedbrushes with criminal elements and notorious characters, which he recountshere. He also defines roles within Mafia families, discusses how changes in policinghave impacted the patterns of criminal organizations, and talks about what distinguishesthe Mafia from other groups. The first book to survey the origins and activities of the Mafia acrossFlorida, Sunshine State Mafia will surprise readers with its insightsinto the influence of organized crime in the history of the state's small townsand cities.

LC Classification NumberLCC HV6452.F72 M348