Gangsters and Organized Crime in Buff..., Michael F. Rizzo
Gangsters and Organized Crime in Buff..., Michael F. Rizzo
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Gangsters and Organized Crime in Buffalo
History, Hits and Headquarters

Author: Michael F. Rizzo

Narrator: Danny Campbell

Unabridged: 6 hr 7 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 04/06/2021

Synopsis

Take a tour of Buffalo, New York's mobster and mafia history. Local mob expert reveals gangsters' stories, hangouts, and more.

Buffalo has housed its fair share of thugs and mobsters. Besides common criminals and bank robbers, a powerful crime family headed by local boss Stefano Magaddino emerged in the 1920s. Close to Canada, Niagara Falls and Buffalo were perfect avenues through which to transport booze, and Magaddino and his Mafiosi maintained a stranglehold on the city until his death in 1974. Local mob expert Michael Rizzo takes a tour of Buffalo's mafia exploits everything from these brutal gangsters' favorite hangouts to secret underground tunnels to murder.

About Michael F. Rizzo

Michael Rizzo was born and raised in the suburbs of Buffalo. History was not his first love, but after purchasing an 1893 house in Buffalo, a light bulb went off in his head. He released his first book in 2005 and has not stopped since.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Sara

I really wanted to like this book. Especially since I'm from Buffalo. But the writing was like one long bulleted list of facts. There was no story or narrative. Made for very tedious reading.......more

Goodreads review by Donald

A Tough Read This book is all over the place. One paragraph will start out talking about a mobster, then will name 4 or 5 people that mobster was associated with, then the topic will inexplicably change to one of the 4 or 5 people he listed as an associate. It was really hard to keep up with the doze......more

Goodreads review by Timothy

Very interesting read about the history of the mafia in Western New York. Buffalo being my hometown, seeing the names of streets and locations I'm familiar with was probably more engaging for me than someone unfamiliar with area. My only criticism - it would have been nice if more first person accou......more

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