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The gripping true story of the origins of the mafia in America—and the brilliant Italian-born detective who gave his life to stop it
*Soon to be a major motion picture starring Leonardo DiCaprio*
Beginning in the summer of 1903, an insidious crime wave filled New York City, and then the entire country, with fear. The children of Italian immigrants were kidnapped, and dozens..more
*Soon to be a major motion picture starring Leonardo DiCaprio*
Beginning in the summer of 1903, an insidious crime wave filled New York City, and then the entire country, with fear. The children of Italian immigrants were kidnapped, and dozens..more
Published April 25th 2017 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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Oct 20, 2018Heidi The Reader rated it it was amazing
A non-fiction read about an extraordinary man who became the first Italian-American detective in the New York Police Department and his battle against The Black Hand.
Petrosino was 'the greatest Italian detective in the world,' declared the New York Times, the 'Italian Sherlock Holmes,' according to popular legend back in the old country. introduction, xiv.
Joseph Petrosino was a scrappy boy who grew into a determined man. He dropped out of school after sixth grade and began to work as a shoe shin..more
Apr 19, 2017Rama rated it really liked itPetrosino was 'the greatest Italian detective in the world,' declared the New York Times, the 'Italian Sherlock Holmes,' according to popular legend back in the old country. introduction, xiv.
Joseph Petrosino was a scrappy boy who grew into a determined man. He dropped out of school after sixth grade and began to work as a shoe shin..more
Shelves: biography, sociology, new-york, united-states, american-history
Detective Petrosino’s fight against criminal enterprise in New York
At the beginning of the 20th century, Italian immigrants were arriving in large numbers to New York City dreaming big in the new world, but faced hostility from other citizens like German and Irish immigrants. They were also terrorized, extorted, and murdered by a criminal organization known as the “Black Hand”, which was eventually traced to mafia gang operating from Sicily. Their main target were the Italian community in NY th..more
At the beginning of the 20th century, Italian immigrants were arriving in large numbers to New York City dreaming big in the new world, but faced hostility from other citizens like German and Irish immigrants. They were also terrorized, extorted, and murdered by a criminal organization known as the “Black Hand”, which was eventually traced to mafia gang operating from Sicily. Their main target were the Italian community in NY th..more
Dec 11, 2018Jill Hutchinson marked it as gave-up-on-it
I dnf this book. It really was not a poorly written book but for some reason it just did not hold my interest. With so many books on my tbr shelf, I decided to put it aside and move on.
Aug 14, 2017P.e. lolo rated it it was amazing
First, let me say that this is a history book as well as a book about one man’s fight against “The Black Hand”. Over the years reading about the history of the Mafia I knew that when it first arrived in the U.S. it was called the Black Hand. I had also read just small little references about Joseph Petrosino who was a detective in the N.Y. Police. He was the first Italian at a time when the police and fire were owned by the Irish. This was a time when the migration from southern Italy and Sicily..more
Only read half of this book. Kept thinking it was going to get better and more compelling but it never did. Too bad because I liked the premise and wanted to learn more about Petrosino, but it was just too dull.
It’s probably not fair of me to review this because I didn’t finish it. I got about half way. I wanted to love it because its about such an interesting time in history, but I’m a character person and this was written like facts, not a story.
This is blasphemous.. but I think the movie will be better ?
This is blasphemous.. but I think the movie will be better ?
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Nov 06, 2017Megan Richardson rated it did not like it
The premise sounded interesting, but I just could not get into this book. It was not very well written and for a non-fiction book gave way too much credence to what might have happened or what the main character might have felt. If I wanted that, I'd read a novel.
Apr 27, 2017Paul rated it liked it · review of another edition
Apr 30, 2017Tony rated it liked it
THE BLACK HAND. (2017). Stephan Talty. ***.
Here is a recounting of the establishment of the organization known as “The Black Hand.” It was, for all intents and purposes, the precursor of The Mafia in America. It was composed of immigrant Italians, mainly from Sicily, although Naples had its representatives, too. Italian immigration back during the turn of the century (the 20th) occurred mostly into the New York area, although there were dense pockets in Chicago and New Orleans and Kansas City. H..more
Here is a recounting of the establishment of the organization known as “The Black Hand.” It was, for all intents and purposes, the precursor of The Mafia in America. It was composed of immigrant Italians, mainly from Sicily, although Naples had its representatives, too. Italian immigration back during the turn of the century (the 20th) occurred mostly into the New York area, although there were dense pockets in Chicago and New Orleans and Kansas City. H..more
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Aug 25, 2017Aristae Henricus rated it it was amazing
Stephan Talty's 'The Black Hand' is the story of the Italian Mafia and the Italian detective who gave his life to try and stop it.
Known as 'the Italian Sherlock Holmes', Joseph Petrosino was an Italian immigrant who grew up in America in a time when Italians were looked down on. 'The Black Hand' is the story of the Italian struggle in early America, the rise of 'The Black Hand' and the heroic man that was so loyal to America and his fellow Italians, that he would stop at nothing to see the Mafi..more
Known as 'the Italian Sherlock Holmes', Joseph Petrosino was an Italian immigrant who grew up in America in a time when Italians were looked down on. 'The Black Hand' is the story of the Italian struggle in early America, the rise of 'The Black Hand' and the heroic man that was so loyal to America and his fellow Italians, that he would stop at nothing to see the Mafi..more
Mar 21, 2017Jean rated it it was amazing
The Black Hand
The Epic War between a Brilliant Detective and the Deadliest Secret Society in American History
by Stephen Talty
The Black Hand is the symbol of fear which spread across New York and Pennsylvania at the turn of the century. One single Italian, Joseph Petrosino, doggedly pursued the order of secret criminal society. They originally terrorized their own: other Italians. Eventually they became so powerful that they were feared across the country. Petrosino became famous for tracking the..more
Feb 04, 2017Nicky marked it as to-read · review of another editionThe Epic War between a Brilliant Detective and the Deadliest Secret Society in American History
by Stephen Talty
The Black Hand is the symbol of fear which spread across New York and Pennsylvania at the turn of the century. One single Italian, Joseph Petrosino, doggedly pursued the order of secret criminal society. They originally terrorized their own: other Italians. Eventually they became so powerful that they were feared across the country. Petrosino became famous for tracking the..more
Shelves: criminal-world, adult-life, movie-or-show, historical, police-security
Sep 25, 2017Mike Billington rated it it was amazing
There was a time when Joseph Petrosino was the most famous lawman in the United States.
There was a good reason for that. In the early years of the 20th Century The Black Hand - a loosely organized group of some of the most vicious gangs in the country - was committing horrific crimes on an epic scale. Petrosino was among the very few police officers willing to stand against them and he put literally hundreds of Black Hand members in jail.
His exploits against these criminals - who murdered men, w..more
There was a good reason for that. In the early years of the 20th Century The Black Hand - a loosely organized group of some of the most vicious gangs in the country - was committing horrific crimes on an epic scale. Petrosino was among the very few police officers willing to stand against them and he put literally hundreds of Black Hand members in jail.
His exploits against these criminals - who murdered men, w..more
Apr 04, 2019Julie Barrett rated it it was ok · review of another edition
Meh. It was ok. It would have been a lot better as a straight history of the mafia rather than focusing on one Italian American detective. There was too much detail about this one detective's life - like the author felt compelled to include all his research into the final book. I didn't need to read an entire chapter about his funeral. Yawn. Two or three paragraphs would have been plenty. I would not recommend this book to anyone. The only positive thing I got from reading this book was a desire..more
This book is fun history, told engagingly with an excellent combination of biography, mafia history, and crime investigation. As the book is not a biography of Joe Petrosino, the author only shares what is needed to understand the man, public opinions of Italian immigrants in late 19th century and early 20th, and what shaped Petrosino into the individual force for justice that he became. Petrosino holds a unique position in the pantheon of heroic American lawmen, being the first and principle It..more
The Black Hand is a classic, against-all-odds story with a narrative drive as relentless as its central character, New York detective Joseph Petrosino. Talty’s vivid storytelling and deep research recreate a forgotten crime wave and bring to life a rule-breaking, hero-cop on a mission to protect his Italian countrymen.
Aug 01, 2018William DuFour rated it really liked it
An interesting book about a little known detective who with his grit, tenacity and innovation helped end the plague on immigrants by a vicious criminal/anarchist organization. This book should be read by every law enforcement person on how to defeat such organizations.
Jun 01, 2019Giacominafiorino rated it it was amazing
The Black Hand is the true story of Joseph Petrosino, one of New York City greatest detective, and is war on the criminal society Black Hand. A very engrossing and captivating narrative in every page.
Crazy story and Petrosino is fascinating but reading this book feels like Talty knew it was going to be made into a movie before he even finished writing it.
Aug 18, 2017Jason rated it liked it Shelves: american-history, true-crime, 20th-century-history
This book had the potential to be so much better. The story is interesting and one that I didn't know - and true crime/crime syndicate stories are usually favorites of mine. However, the book was, unfortunately, not well (or consistently) written. Rather than go deep into a few examples of the Black Hand crime and Petrosino , the author throws out a seemingly unending number of anecdotal stories. The surface level story telling makes it tough to be invested in the book, fully appreciate the Blac..more
History is a fascinating subject to study as there is so much of it, so why do we keep going back to the same places? I feel like I have walked the steps of Julius Caesar and married at least two of Henry XIII’s wives; so often I have read about them. There are countless other tales out there to learn about that may be more obscure, but are just as exciting. I don’t know much about New York around 1900, but after reading ‘‘The Black Hand’’ by Stephan Talty I now know it was a violent place to li..more
Apr 04, 2018Walt rated it really liked it
A systematic study of the Black Hand is extraordinarily difficult. Talty orients his book towards the life of Joe Petrosino, one of America's most famous policemen. Although Talty clearly prefers a larger study of the Black Hand, the biographical under-story keeps the book organized and moving. Talty decorates his biography with some of the Black Hand's most heinous crimes, although the crimes he selects for his book may appear stand-offish to the rest of the book or creating a kaleidoscope of i..more
Feb 02, 2018Shawn Birss rated it it was ok
There is a good story contained in this book. Unfortunately, it wavers between a steady narrative written in the style of a novel, which is when it is at its best, and a journalistic look at the history surrounding the rise of The Black Hand, the precursor to the Italian Mafia in New York.
Were it written more as the novelization I wish it were, this would be the story of Italian detective Joseph Petrosino, and his fight against rising organized crime even as he experiences and witnesses acts of..more
Were it written more as the novelization I wish it were, this would be the story of Italian detective Joseph Petrosino, and his fight against rising organized crime even as he experiences and witnesses acts of..more
ARTICLE-BOOK REVIEW: The Black Hand--the epic war between a brilliant detective and the deadliest secret society in American history
by Stephan Talty, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt,
Boston New York, 2017, 298 pages.
by Samuel A. Nigro, MD, retired psychiatrist, 2017
The book is much more than a historical description of Italian immigration and dramatic factual description of a genuine virtuous hero. It promotes deeper thinking about civilizations in general. This book is about Joseph Petrosino, a ge..more
by Stephan Talty, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt,
Boston New York, 2017, 298 pages.
by Samuel A. Nigro, MD, retired psychiatrist, 2017
The book is much more than a historical description of Italian immigration and dramatic factual description of a genuine virtuous hero. It promotes deeper thinking about civilizations in general. This book is about Joseph Petrosino, a ge..more
Hollywood has spent nearly a century glorifying Organized Crime, specifically the Mafia. While I won't lie and say that I am not a fan of those films and TV programs (I am), I think it's criminal that more stories like those of Giuseppe Petrosino are not told with regularity. As opposed to the glorified Godfathers, the Black Hand was an utterly evil scourge preying on the poor, isolated Italians who had recently immigrated to New York in the early 20th Century. I was also amazed at how instituti..more
Mar 26, 2018Laurie rated it it was amazing Shelves: sicily-italy, historical-fiction, genealogy, historical, fiction
I am not a fan of all non-fiction,but this was a good one.It was not dry at all.I read what I can abt Italian immigrants to NYC in early 1900's since my ancestors came over at that time.I have read abt Petrosino before and he is quite a hero to the Italians and Sicilians of that time. He was the first ever Italian Police Officer. He was proud and determined and could not be 'had'. He worked his way up from a laborer cleaning streets to Det. in NYC Police Dept. In the end,the Black Hand did have..more
Had high hopes for this one. It's billed as a 'epic' but an epic it is not. Talty does a solid job of researching an interesting chapter in the annals of early organized crime, as well as the darker history of immigration in the early 1900s. The story, however, lack drive, and ultimately is dominated more by the exploits of the horrific criminal organization than the accomplishments of the Joseph Petrosino, the brilliant detective of the title.
Good book - it does not glorify or romanticize this lowest element of Italian culture - the Mafia, Black Hand - or whatever you wish to call it. Both my parents were first generation Italian Americans, my Mom from upstate NY and my Dad from WA State. Both had very different experiences concerning the subject of this book but my Dad's family changed the spelling for their last name to distance themselves from the discrimination (which always confused me because my paternal Grandfather would blow..more
What I enjoyed about this book:
- Discovering the Black Hand society, it's crimes, tactics, sheer ruthlessness, and shocking follow-through
- Learning, through specific stories, about what life was like for Italian immigrants at this time in history
- Of course, the accounts of the brave and ceaseless Detective Joseph Petrosino
What I didn't enjoy:
- I think it's important to note that the bio for this book is false advertising (the descriptions say 'gripping true story' 'rich story' 'fast-paced nar..more
- Discovering the Black Hand society, it's crimes, tactics, sheer ruthlessness, and shocking follow-through
- Learning, through specific stories, about what life was like for Italian immigrants at this time in history
- Of course, the accounts of the brave and ceaseless Detective Joseph Petrosino
What I didn't enjoy:
- I think it's important to note that the bio for this book is false advertising (the descriptions say 'gripping true story' 'rich story' 'fast-paced nar..more
Mar 19, 2019Disciplen2k rated it it was ok · review of another edition
This book has everything it needs to be one of my favorite kinds of stories. You've got a guy building himself from the ground up, fighting against racism and even a bit of hatred from his own community, making a name for himself and finding success through hard work and sheer force of will. You've also got a clandestine organization rising up, seemingly out of nowhere, terrorizing the population and reaching nearly unstoppable levels of power. And who's going to stop them? Our self-made hero, o..more
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Stephan Talty is the New York Times bestselling author of six acclaimed books of narrative nonfiction, as well as the Abbie Kearney crime novels. Originally from Buffalo, he now lives outside New York City.
Talty began as a widely-published journalist who has contributed to the New York Times Magazine, GQ, Men’s Journal, Time Out New York, Details, and many other publications. He is the author of t..more
Talty began as a widely-published journalist who has contributed to the New York Times Magazine, GQ, Men’s Journal, Time Out New York, Details, and many other publications. He is the author of t..more
“The writer H. P. Lovecraft would later provide an example of the animosity Americans felt toward the newcomers in a letter to a friend in which he described immigrants from Italy crowded into the Lower East Side as creatures who “could not by any stretch of the imagination be call’d human.” Instead, “they were monstrous and nebulous adumbrations of the pithecanthropoid and amoebal; vaguely moulded from some stinking viscous slime of earth’s corruption, and slithering and oozing in and on the filthy streets or in and out of doorways in a fashion suggestive of nothing but infesting worms or deep-sea unnamabilities.” — 0 likes
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