Introduction : a new world
Italian crime comes to America : Stoppaglieri and New Orleans
New York : spoilsmen and reformers
Italian crime in America : Mano Nera, Camorra and Mafia
Expanding immigration : Chicago and the Levee
Prohibition : the new Gold Rush
Prohibition in Chicago : Johnnie Torrio, Al Capone, and the Beer War
The underground at war: Part 1
from the fall of the Gennas to the Aiello uprising
The underground at war: Part 2
many cities: from the St. Valentine's Day Massacre to the Castellammarrese War
The underground at war: Part 3
New York
The underground at war: Part 4
The endgame
The fall
Conclusion: Why do we need organized crime anyway?
Notes
Index.