Cigar City Mafia : A Complete History of the Tampa Underworld

Bootleggers, gambling, ringleaders, arsonist, narcotics dealers and gang murders —a variety of characters flourished in the era known as Prohibition, and Tampa, Florida was where thye battled for supremacy of criminal underworld. "Bootleggers, gambling ringleaders, arsonists, narcotics dealers and gang murders - a variety of characters flourished in the era known as Prohibition, and Tampa, Florida, was where they battled for supremacy of the criminal underworld. With meticulous detail, Scott M. Deitche documents the rise of the infamous Trafficante family, ruthless competitors in a "violent, shifting place, where loyalties and power quickly changed."" "Ybor City, the region of Tampa known as Little Havana, was a hard-working, multi-ethnic community, pillared by the cigar industry. With ambitions fueled by a lust for power and money, the young Italian mob had to contend with the likes of Charlie Wall, old school dean of the underworld; the Cuban Syndicate, and thousands of corrupt police officers who exchanged loyalties for dollars."

bootleggers, Gambling, Ringleaders, Arsonists, Narcotics Dealers And Gang Murders—a Variety Of Characters Flourished In The Era Known As Prohibition, And Tampa, Florida Was Where They Battled For Supremacy Of The Criminal Underworld.

Scott M. Deitche. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 279-285).