The Corporation: The Rise and Fall of America's Cuban Mafia
Cuba, 1961. Fidel Castro tightens his hold over Cuba after a failed invasion at the Bay of Pigs. Jose Miguel Battle Sr., a former cop and member of the counter-revolutionary group against him, is captured. Miami, 1962. Jose Miguel Battle Sr. is chased to the USA by revolution, and is renamed The Godfather. A 2,500 strong Cuban-American criminal alliance is established. A hero to Cuban-Americans, The Godfather assembled fellow outcasts and enemies of Castro to gain power and influence, using money-laundering, drug trafficking and murder. The Corporation never gave up the dream of killing Castro and reclaiming their homeland. An epic tale of gangsters, drugs and violence, The Corporation reveals how an entire generation of political exiles, refugees, racketeers, corrupt cops, hitmen (and their wives and girlfriends) built a sordid and deadly criminal empire surviving over 40 years.
T.J. English is a noted journalist, screenwriter, and author of the New York Times bestsellers Havana Nocturne and Paddy Whacked, as well as The Westies, a national bestseller, and Born to Kill, which was nominated for an Edgar Award. He has written for Esquire, Playboy, and New York magazine, among other publications. His screenwriting credits include episodes for the television crime dramas NYPD Blue and Homicide, for which he was awarded the Humanitas Prize. He lives in New York City.
Author: T J English
Format: Paperback, 592 pages, 129mm x 198mm, 500 g
Published: 2019, Bonnier Books Ltd, United Kingdom
Genre: True Crime
Cuba, 1961. Fidel Castro tightens his hold over Cuba after a failed invasion at the Bay of Pigs. Jose Miguel Battle Sr., a former cop and member of the counter-revolutionary group against him, is captured. Miami, 1962. Jose Miguel Battle Sr. is chased to the USA by revolution, and is renamed The Godfather. A 2,500 strong Cuban-American criminal alliance is established. A hero to Cuban-Americans, The Godfather assembled fellow outcasts and enemies of Castro to gain power and influence, using money-laundering, drug trafficking and murder. The Corporation never gave up the dream of killing Castro and reclaiming their homeland. An epic tale of gangsters, drugs and violence, The Corporation reveals how an entire generation of political exiles, refugees, racketeers, corrupt cops, hitmen (and their wives and girlfriends) built a sordid and deadly criminal empire surviving over 40 years.
T.J. English is a noted journalist, screenwriter, and author of the New York Times bestsellers Havana Nocturne and Paddy Whacked, as well as The Westies, a national bestseller, and Born to Kill, which was nominated for an Edgar Award. He has written for Esquire, Playboy, and New York magazine, among other publications. His screenwriting credits include episodes for the television crime dramas NYPD Blue and Homicide, for which he was awarded the Humanitas Prize. He lives in New York City.