Havana Mob
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Throughout the 1950s, as the Cuban people laboured under a violently repressive regime, the Mob-financed revelry in Havana never stopped. Tourists from around the world flooded in to gamble, go to the racetrack, see an elaborate floorshow at the Tropicana, hear some of the hottest music around and perhaps partake in the kinky sexual activities that flourished on the fringe of the most colourful and exciting nightlife scene of the twentieth century. t may have seemed like fun and games, but for the Havana Mob it was a deadly serious business. Led by Meyer Lansky and Lucky Luciano and with the full compliance of President Fulgencio Batista the Mob set out to create a financial empire that would rival the glory days of Prohibition in the US. or a time, the plan seemed to be succeeding beyond their wildest dreams, but they were sowing the seeds of their own demise. Behind the scenes, Fidel Castro was building opposition to what he portrayed as the debauchery and corruption of capitalism run amok in Havana the result was revolution. he Havana Mob captures a unique and exotic chapter not only in the history of organised crime but also in the history of the United States, and
Author: T.J. English (Author)
Format: Hardback, 400 pages
Published: 2007, Transworld Publishers Ltd, United Kingdom
Genre: True Crime
Description
Throughout the 1950s, as the Cuban people laboured under a violently repressive regime, the Mob-financed revelry in Havana never stopped. Tourists from around the world flooded in to gamble, go to the racetrack, see an elaborate floorshow at the Tropicana, hear some of the hottest music around and perhaps partake in the kinky sexual activities that flourished on the fringe of the most colourful and exciting nightlife scene of the twentieth century. t may have seemed like fun and games, but for the Havana Mob it was a deadly serious business. Led by Meyer Lansky and Lucky Luciano and with the full compliance of President Fulgencio Batista the Mob set out to create a financial empire that would rival the glory days of Prohibition in the US. or a time, the plan seemed to be succeeding beyond their wildest dreams, but they were sowing the seeds of their own demise. Behind the scenes, Fidel Castro was building opposition to what he portrayed as the debauchery and corruption of capitalism run amok in Havana the result was revolution. he Havana Mob captures a unique and exotic chapter not only in the history of organised crime but also in the history of the United States, and
Havana Mob