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HFM 100 | The Italian Mafia in America

History in Five Minutes Podcast

English - November 29, 2014 12:10 - 10 minutes - 4.72 MB - ★★★★ - 97 ratings
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For nearly a century the Italian mafia dominated America, but they had such a good policy of stopping rats that we didn't know about their inner workings until very recently. Find out what separates a foot soldier from a don in this episode.

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For nearly a century the Italian mafia dominated America, but they had such a good policy of stopping rats that we didn’t know about their inner workings until very recently. Find out what separates a foot soldier from a don in this episode.


Like this podcast?


Click here to subscribe to the podcast via iTunes


 


FROM NOVEMBER 27 TO DECEMBER 1, ALL OF MY BOOKS ARE ONLY $0.99!


 


Click on the titles below to go to the sales page and get them at the discount.


1. Off the Edge of the Map: Marco Polo, Captain Cook, and 9 Other Travelers and Explorers that Pushed the Boundaries of the Known World


2. Spies, Espionage, and Covert Operations: From Ancient Greece to the Cold War


3. How Iowa Conquered the World: The Story of a Small Farm State’s Journey to Global Dominance


4. History’s Greatest Generals: 10 Commanders Who Conquered Empires, Revolutionized Warfare, and Changed History Forever


5. Lost Civilizations: 10 Societies that Vanished Without a Trace


6. History’s Most Insane Rulers: Lunatics, Eccentrics, and Megalomaniacs from Emperor Caligula to Kim Jong Il


7. The Most Powerful Women in the Middle Ages: Queens, Saints, and Viking Slayers From Empress Theodora to Elizabeth of Tudor


8. History’s Worst Dictators: A Short Guide to the Most Brutal Rulers, From Emperor Nero to Ivan the Terrible


9. The Crusades and the Soldiers of the Cross: The 10 Most Important Crusades, From German Emperors to Warrior Lepers


10. From Muhammed to Burj Khalifa: A Crash Course in 2,000 Years of Middle East History


11. Greek Gods and Goddesses Gone Wild: Bad Behavior and Divine Excess From Zeus’s Philandering to Dionysus’s Benders