The Last Testament of Bill Bonanno: The Final Secrets of a Life in the Mafia
| About/Subject | Bonanno Crime Family LCN, Joseph Bonanno Sr., Mafia: American |
| Publisher | HarperCollins |
| Format | Paperback |
| Language | English |
| Location | The United States of America |
| First Paperback Printing | 2011 |
| First Printing | 2011 |
| Copyright | 2011 |
| Pages / Font | 348 pages |
| ISBN | 978-0-06-199202-5 |
| Barcode | 9-780061-992025 |
| Chapters | Prologue: xiii Introduction: xvii Book I: The Birth of the Mafia: A Historical Perspective Chapter One: Sicily: A History of Oppression. Page 3 Chapter Two: The Unification of Italy. Page 11 Chapter Three: The Beginning of the American Mafia. Page 30 Book II: The Commission Chapter Four: The Kennedy Connection Before the Commission. Page 43 Chapter Five: The 1931 Initial Commission Meeting. Page 75 Chapter Six: Protocol of a Commission Meeting. Page 83 Chapter Seven: The 1936 Scheduled Commission Meeting. Page 90 Chapter Eight: The 1941 Scheduled Commission Meeting. Page 99 Chapter Nine: The 1946 Scheduled Commission Meeting. Page 110 Chapter Ten: The 1951 Scheduled Commission Meeting. Page 128 Chapter Eleven: The 1953 Extraordinary Meeting of the Commission. Page 139 Chapter Twelve: The 1956 Scheduled Commission Meeting. Page 157 Chapter Thirteen: 1957: The Year of Turmoil in Our World. Page 170 Chapter Fourteen: The 1962 Commission Meeting. Page 194 Chapter Fifteen: The End of the Commission. Page 205 Book III: The Family Chapter Sixteen: The Structure of the Family. Page 231 Chapter Seventeen: Instruments of Death. Page 243 Chapter Eighteen: Being Made: Initiation, Ritual, and Oath. Page 253 Chapter Nineteen: Rules and Punishment. Page 274 Chapter Twenty: Omerta. Page 285 Chapter Twenty-One: The Family Business. Page 289 Chapter Twenty-Two: The Role of Social Clubs. Page 293 Chapter Twenty-Three: Informers and FBI Intelligence Gathering. Page 299 Chapter Twenty-Four: Can a Made Member Get Out? Page 306 Epilogue: Page 311 Acknowledgments: Page 321 Glossary: Page 327 Index: Page 337 |
| Notes | This is the final book by Salvatore "Bill" Bonanno. It was published in paperback, only, in 2011, three years after his death in 2008. It was published by Harper Collins. |
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