100 years ago, control of New York's waterfronts was seized by a bunch of Italian immigrants, the "Black Hand". Today that group is called the Mafia. This book is a history of the Mob's bloody century of crime. The authors trace the Mafia's savage rise and investigate its most notorious leaders - Capone, "Lucky" Luciano and Thomas Luchese. They go behind the headlines of Rudolph Giuliani's pursuit of the Mob, the famous Pizza connection and Commission trials to reveal the Mafia's control over American daily life.