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" Havana nocturne : "
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BL
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713627
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b535816
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| Uniform Title
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Havana mob
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| Main Entry
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English, T. J.,1957-
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Havana nocturne : : how the mob owned Cuba-- and then lost It to the revolution / T.J. English
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| Edition Statement
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First U.S. edition
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: William Morrow,, [2008]
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, ©2008
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xx, 396 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates :: illustrations ;; 24 cm
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| ISBN
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0061147710 (hbk.)
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: 9780061147715 (hbk.)
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| Notes
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"This book was originally published as The Havana mob in the United Kingdom in 2007 by Mainstream Publishing"--Title page verso
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [369]-380) and index
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| Contents
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I. MOBSTER MAMBO. Feeling lucky -- The mob's playground -- El Judio Maravilloso (The Marvelous Jew) -- Well-charactered people -- Razzle-dazzle -- The ghost of Jose Marti -- Gambler's paradise -- II. LA ENGANADORA (THE DECEIVER). Arrivederci, Roma -- A bullet for El Presidente -- Carnival of flesh -- Tropical vengeance -- A handmade woman -- The sun almost rises -- "Get the money"
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| Abstract
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An award-winning journalist and historian offers the complete story of how the Mob infiltrated Havana in the 1950s, made a fortune--and lost it all to Fidel Castro
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Lansky, Meyer,1902-1983
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Luciano, Lucky,1897-1962
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Mafia-- Cuba-- Havana
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Cuba, History, 1933-1959
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Havana (Cuba), Social conditions, 20th century
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| Dewey Classification
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364.1/06097291
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| LC Classification
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HV6453.C9E54 2008
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