Inspector Oldfield and the Black Hand Society: America's

Inspector Oldfield and the Black Hand Society: America's Original Gangsters and the U.S. Postal Detective Who Brought Them to Justice

The incredible true story of the US Post Office Inspector who took down the deadly Black Hand, a turn-of-the-century Italian-American secret society that preyed on immigrants across Americaâ€™s industrial heartlandâ€”featuring fascinating and never-before-seen documents and photos from the Oldfield familyâ€™s private collection.

Before the emergence of prohibition-era gangsters like Al Capone and Lucky Luciano, there was the Black Hand: an early twentieth-century Sicilian-American crime ring that preyed on immigrants from the old country. In those days, the FBI was in its infancy, and local law enforcement were clueless against the dangersâ€”most refused to believe that organized crime existed. Terrorized victims rarely spoke out, and the criminals ruled with terrorâ€”until Inspector Frank Oldfield came along.

In 1899, Oldfield became Americaâ€™s 156th Post Office Inspectorâ€”joining the ranks of the most powerful federal law enforcement agents in the country. Based in Columbus, Ohio, the unconventional Oldfield brilliantly took down train robbers, murderers, and embezzlers from Ohio to New York to Maryland. Oldfield was finally able to penetrate the dreaded Black Hand when a tip-off put him onto the most epic investigation of his career, culminating in the 1909 capture of sixteen mafiosos in a case that spanned four states, two continentsâ€”and ended in the first international organized crime conviction in the country.

Hidden away by the Oldfield family for one hundred years and covered-up by rival factions in the early 20th century Post Office Department, this incredible true story out of Americaâ€™s turn-of-the-century heartland will captivate all lovers of history and true crime.
Country USA
Brand Atria Books
Manufacturer Atria Books
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 1501171208SR9
ReleaseDate 2018-08-21
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781501171208

Country	USA
Brand	Atria Books
Manufacturer	Atria Books
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	1501171208SR9
ReleaseDate	2018-08-21
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781501171208

Inspector Oldfield and the Black Hand Society: America's Original Gangsters and the U.S. Postal Detective Who Brought Them to Justice

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