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It’s the first biography of Angelo Bruno, a dynamo of a man whose name is used like a bomb to stun. For all of the sensationalism around Bruno, there had not been a history of this boss’ life and what he did to become the big Mafia boss of Philadelphia until 25 years after his death. So it’s worth a separate review because the book gives so much proof on why Bruno was no “Gentle Don” and how he tolerated almost half a dozen of his business partners, (the ones on paper) to deal in drugs. Makes you wonder about this Bruno guy. This book showed how Bruno made enemies in the 1950s that lasted for decades, until he was shot down in cold blood. There’s no death scene of Bruno here, only the groundwork on why he irked so many of the South Philly mobsters. This bio shows a complex man, a man with a hidden dark side that he hid very well. Philadelphia history at the time of Bruno’s ascendance mixed into the gangsters’ collusion of magistrates, judges, high-ranking cops and others on Bruno’s and his fellow Mafiosi’s payrolls.

The Jewish Mob has its own chapter, as do the biographies of Bruno’s predecessors, Joe Ida and A. Dominic Pollina. This book blows away so many other mob books on the facts that are supported by reports from the FBI, Philadelphia Police, the newspaper accounts and other sources that one wonders why newspaper reporters lied about Bruno and created a myth around him. (Propaganda is more like it.) Read this book for information about the “sleeper” Mafiosi, the Sicilian Mafiosi in South Jersey and how the FBI and Philly Police knew about the Mafia in Philadelphia long before any writer gave them any credit. What FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover knew about the Mafia in Philly will also make you think twice that he ignored the mob. Great information in here and “to the point” history that makes this book a treasure for any mob fan or fan of Philly’s underworld.

	It’s the first biography of Angelo Bruno, a dynamo of a man whose name is used like a bomb to stun. For all of the sensationalism around Bruno, there had not been a history of this boss’ life and what he did to become the big Mafia boss of Philadelphia until 25 years after his death. So it’s worth a separate review because the book gives so much proof on why Bruno was no “Gentle Don” and how he tolerated almost half a dozen of his business partners, (the ones on paper) to deal in drugs. Makes you wonder about this Bruno guy. This book showed how Bruno made enemies in the 1950s that lasted for decades, until he was shot down in cold blood. There’s no death scene of Bruno here, only the groundwork on why he irked so many of the South Philly mobsters. This bio shows a complex man, a man with a hidden dark side that he hid very well. Philadelphia history at the time of Bruno’s ascendance mixed into the gangsters’ collusion of magistrates, judges, high-ranking cops and others on Bruno’s and his fellow Mafiosi’s payrolls. The Jewish Mob has its own chapter, as do the biographies of Bruno’s predecessors, Joe Ida and A. Dominic Pollina. This book blows away so many other mob books on the facts that are supported by reports from the FBI, Philadelphia Police, the newspaper accounts and other sources that one wonders why newspaper reporters lied about Bruno and created a myth around him. (Propaganda is more like it.) Read this book for information about the “sleeper” Mafiosi, the Sicilian Mafiosi in South Jersey and how the FBI and Philly Police knew about the Mafia in Philadelphia long before any writer gave them any credit. What FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover knew about the Mafia in Philly will also make you think twice that he ignored the mob. Great information in here and “to the point” history that makes this book a treasure for any mob fan or fan of Philly’s underworld.








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