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by Celeste A. Morello

ISBN: 0967733413
ISBN13: 978-0967733418
Language: English
Publisher: The Author (May 5, 2000)
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Celeste A. Morello is an American historian and criminologist specializing in the studies of the Mafia in the Philadelphia area.

Celeste A. Recognized along with her prolific record as a nominator of buildings and artwork with the Philadelphia Historical Commission, to date, she has nominated the most Pennsylvania historical markers approved by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Morello has been called one of "the most active preservationists in the city". Philadelphia Inquirer, January 17, 2016).

0967733413 (ISBN13: 9780967733418).

Philadelphia's Mafia and La Cosa Nostra history has long been buried beneath. Celeste A. Morello, MS, MA is a criminologist and historian in Philadelphia who had spent two graduate programs pursuing her specialized study in local Sicilian American Mafia and LCN history. Much of her work is indebted to the Department of Justice's FBI and Organized Crime Strike Force, her family and friends in the United States and in Sicily. Before Bruno: Book 1 - 1880-1931: The History of the Philadelphia Mafia. 0967733413 (ISBN13: 9780967733418).

Before Bruno Bk. 1 : The History of the Philadelphia Mafia, 1880-1931. Published by Thriftbooks. com User, 12 years ago. As a crime historian, I treasure author Celeste Morello's two volumes on the early Philadelphia mob. As a reader, however, I was a bit disappointed. She apparently had difficulty weaving an overabundance of facts into a coherent story.

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Morello, Celeste A. Published by Morello. ISBN 10: 0977053202 ISBN 13: 9780977053209. Book is in Used-Good condition. May show signs of minor shelf wear and contain limited notes and highlighting. Seller Inventory 0977053202-2-4. More information about this seller Contact this seller 4. Stock Image. Before Bruno & How He Became Boss:The History of The Philadelphia Mafia Book Three:1946-1959 (Volume 3). Morello, Celeste A.

Morello in her 1999 book "Before Bruno: The History of The Philadelphia Mafia, Book One: 1880-1931

It's hard to say when the Philadelphia mob got started as it didn't fit the . Department of Justice's definition of organized crime before 1900, according to criminologist and historian Celeste A. Morello in her 1999 book "Before Bruno: The History of The Philadelphia Mafia, Book One: 1880-1931. Few of its members were involved in illegal enterprises or used violence to gain profits then. Salvatore Sabella was one of the first bosses to lead the Philadelphia family, according to criminologist and historian Celeste A.

Philadelphia's Mafia and La Cosa Nostra history has long been buried beneath layers of political corruption, police collusion and an omerta which was practiced by anyone associated, even tangentially, with the underworld

Morello, Celeste Anne. Book One Before Bruno: The History of the Mafia and La Cosa Nostra in Philadelphia. Morello, Celeste Anne

Morello, Celeste Anne. Publication date: 4/28/2000, ISBN 9780967733418. Morello, Celeste Anne. Book Two Before Bruno: The History of the Philadelphia Mafia, 1931-1946. Publication date: 11/28/2001, ISBN 9780967733425. Book Three Before Bruno and How He Became Boss: The History of the Philadelphia Mafia, Book 3-1946-1959. Publication date: 8/28/2005, ISBN 9780977053209. American Mafia's brief history of the Mafion sentencea in Philadelphia.

Before Bruno: Book 1 - 1880-1931. The History of the Philadelphia Mafia. by C. A. Published May 5, 2000 by Author. History, Mafia, General, True Crime, Nonfiction - True Crime, Espionage. Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Metropolitan Area.

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MisterMax

This book had so much potential to be a classic. There isn't much about the Philly Mob's origins. The author is family to the Family...really. She is a Sicilian-American who has many family members who are part of the traditional Sicilian culture that is coterminous with Cosa Nostra. She is also a Philadelphian who studied criminology at Temple and worked with investigators on Organized Crime in the Philly area. Because the Philly Mob was never as organized as the NY mob nor was it as influential in local politics and popular culture, there aren't many primary and secondary sources that the typical criminal historian can go to in order to develop insight, especially regarding the early years. This is where the author's personal life helps as she had access to some of the surviving members of the formative years of the Philly Mob and inside ethnic knowledge of a culture that for the most part in America is nearly extinct.

However, despite all the potential, this book is torturous to read. I can't recall ever reading a book that caused me to suffer. Like many people here, I am a bibliophile. I never understood how people could hate reading books. Now I know. I've grown from my experience here. It seems as if the author is pretending to be an author and academic when she writes so that the writing is so bad, fake sounding, and arcane that entire paragraphs make no sense nor can you gather where she is going. In her defense, because this is the first book of a trilogy reporting on the early years, she doesn't have enough information to weave a flowing story. Essentially, it is like she rations facts per page and writes superfluous and nonsensical sentences around them as filler.

Nonetheless, it is the only book of its kind regarding the Philly Mob which in many respects was closer to the traditional ethnic form than the more famous "Families." Because of this I cannot give it a 1 rating. I have the second book and when I'm done I'll rate that as well. A cursory reading shows some, but not much improvement in style. It is a shame that the author did not have access to a good editor. Like I said it had the potential, as does the entire trilogy, to be a classic work on the Philly Mob. I do intend to buy the third book even if the second one is just as bad precisely because this is all that there is and if you are a student of East Coast organized crime you must have them. I criticize her style, not her facts. They are there so the worst case scenario is you skim through the book to pick them out. Essentially, recreating the notes she used to write the "book."

On a more superficial note, the covers and titles for all the books are pertinent and beautiful.

Tetaian

As a crime historian, I treasure author Celeste Morello's two volumes on the early Philadelphia mob. As a reader, however, I was a bit disappointed. Morello appears to be a far better historian/researcher than she is a writer. She apparently had difficulty weaving an overabundance of facts into a coherent story. Accounts of underworld incidents often interrupt other accounts or character descriptions.

While those aspects of the books diminish the reading experience somewhat, they barely put a dent in the author's overall achievement. Morello seems to have a rare understanding of the Sicilian psyche and illustrates the importance of old-country rivalries in making sense of underworld conflicts.

Due to her willingness to tap into records neglected by other researchers, to her critical eye, and to her grasp of Sicilian tradition, the two volumes of Before Bruno contain a wealth of information that won't be found elsewhere.

Gralsa

The author must be given a lot of credit for doing the research and bringing to light this negelected subject. This is the only book ever published that deals with the early days of the Mafia in Philly. Therefore it is essential reading for any serious students of the subject. However, the author's style of writing is bland and lifeless. She manages to transform a tremendously interesting subject into a dull and almost sterile story. Hopefully books number 2 and 3 are more exciting.

Nikok

I thought that this was a wonderful book. I am from Philly and have been following the misadventures of the Philly mob all my life. This book works as an authoritative and documented history of an interesting field. It explains the roots of the mob to compare to its sorry state today. It is written in a style, however, more akin to that of a novel than an academic text. I highly recommend it.

Thofyn

Good book at a great price with fast ship.