{"product_id":"havana-nocturne-how-the-mob-owned-cuba-and-then-lost-it-to-the-revolution-9780061147715","title":"Havana Nocturne: How the Mob Owned Cuba and Then Lost It to the Revolution","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn modern-day Havana  the remnants of the glamorous past are everywhereold hotel-casinos  vintage American cars \u0026amp; flickering neon signs speak of a bygone era that is widely familiar \u0026amp; often romanticized  but little understood. In Havana Nocturne  T.J. English offers a multifaceted true tale of organized crime  political corruption  roaring nightlife  revolution \u0026amp; international conflict that interweaves the dual stories of the Mob in Havana \u0026amp; the event that would overshadow it  the Cuban Revolution.  As the Cuban people labored under a violently repressive regime throughout the 50s  Mob leaders Meyer Lansky \u0026amp; Charles \"Lucky\" Luciano turned their eye to Havana. To them  Cuba was the ultimate dream  the greatest hope for the future of the US Mob in the post-Prohibition years of intensified government crackdowns. But when it came time to make their move  it was Lansky  the brilliant Jewish mobster  who reigned supreme. Having cultivated strong ties with the Cuban government \u0026amp; in particular the brutal dictator Fulgencio Batista  Lansky brought key mobsters to Havana to put his ambitious business plans in motion.  Before long  the Mob  with Batistas corrupt government in its pocket  owned the biggest luxury hotels \u0026amp; casinos in Havana  launching an unprecedented tourism boom complete with the most lavish entertainment  the worlds biggest celebrities  the most beautiful women \u0026amp; gambling galore. But their dreams collided with those of Fidel Castro  Che Guevara \u0026amp; others who would lead the countrys disenfranchised to overthrow their corrupt government \u0026amp; its foreign partnersan epic cultural battle that English captures in all its sexy  decadent  ugly glory.  Bringing together long-buried historical information with Englishs own research in Havanaincluding interviews with the eras key survivorsHavana Nocturne takes readers back to Cuba in the years when it was a veritable devils playground for mob leaders. English deftly weaves together the parallel stories of the Havana Mobfeaturing notorious criminals such as Santo Trafficante Jr \u0026amp; Albert Anastasia\u0026amp; Castros 26th of July Movement in a riveting  up-close look at how the Mob nearly attained its biggest dream in Havana\u0026amp; how Fidel Castro trumped it all with the revolution.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45256809676853,"sku":"ByrdShop_0061147710","price":23.09,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780061147715.jpg?v=1779898945","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/havana-nocturne-how-the-mob-owned-cuba-and-then-lost-it-to-the-revolution-9780061147715","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}