The Gangster's Cousin: Growing Up in the Luciano Family
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- Synopsis
- The autobiography of a member of Charles &“Lucky&” Luciano&’s Mafia family. &“The reader gets a real sense of code, of honor, courage and commitment&” (London TV).&“I was born an outlaw in outlaw culture. I refused to be forced into the powerless class of the ordinary, law-abiding citizen. I always saw things from outside the box because I was born outside the box, so I was free to think for myself.&”Born in 1942, Salvatore &“Sal&” Lucania was not only raised but educated by the streets of East Harlem. Dropping out of his Catholic high school at fifteen after punching out a priest, a formal education was not Sal&’s future. As such, it would have been easy to fall into the trappings of &“made man&” status in the mafia, like his cousin Charles &“Lucky&” Luciano. But Sal had a different vision of the future, if he could just escape the confines of his neighborhood and defy the ways of the people in power: the bullies, the &“ruling class,&” local government corruption and his own mafia family culture—in order to create a different life than the one fate might have otherwise intended. The Gangster&’s Cousin is a wonderfully different take on the usual Mafia story. Sal&’s memoir takes the reader on a sometimes exciting, sometimes poignant, and often humorous adventure as he finds himself in unbelievable situations and meeting an array of unique and funny characters along the way. Follow Sal&’s one-of-a-kind perspective and find out why he strives so hard to stay ahead of a different type of criminal class—the people who make the rules.
- Copyright:
- 2019
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 424 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9781948239264
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781948239271
- Publisher:
- WildBlue Press
- Date of Addition:
- 01/17/25
- Copyrighted By:
- Salvatore Sal" Lucania
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.