The Rochester Mob Four Volume Set: The Rochester Mob Wars; The Black Hand Society of Rochester; Enter the C-Team: The Story of Thomas Taylor, Rochester Mob Associate; Sammy 'G': The Untold Story of My Father [Gingello]

Four volumes related to mafia activity in Rochester, New York. Includes: The Rochester Mob Wars; The Black Hand Society of Rochester; Enter the C-Team: The Story of Thomas Taylor, Rochester Mob Associate; Sammy 'G': The Untold Story of My Father. Rochester Mob Wars: 208 pp. A history of the mob's influence and activities in Rochester, New York, by a third generation Teamster from Local #118, with a chapter on The Hammer Conspiracy, which will evoke for those familiar with the subject the title of Frank Aloi's earlier work on the same topic. Black-and-white photographs and facsimiles of original documents throughout. The Black Hand Society of Rochester: 342 pp. A history of the Rochester organized crime ring known as The Black Hand Society, a precursor of the Mafia involved in bootlegging during Prohibition, featuring detailed information about the Amico and Piccareto families, and other members of the organization. Black-and-white photographs and facsimiles of newspaper articles throughout. Enter the C-Team: The Story of Thomas Taylor, Rochester Mob Associate: 208 pp. The author of Rochester Mob Wars and The Black Hand Society of Rochester has released a new collaborative work with Frank A. Aloi, author of The Hammer Conspiracies, telling the story of Thomas Taylor's involvement in mob activities in Rochester, New York. Kenny is a third generation Teamster from Local #118. Black-and-white photographs and facsimiles of original documents throughout... offers a rare glimpse into the inner workings of the Rochester Mafia as seen through the eyes of Thomas Taylor; friend, driver, and bodyguard for Rochester Mafia Underboss Sammy 'G' Gingello. Taylor, a former A-Team member, gives a first hand account of fighting on both the A-Team and the C-Team, the third faction in Rochester's Mafia Alphabet Wars. It is a story of bombings, shootings, treachery and murder highlighting an intense struggle for power. At stake was control of Rochester, N.Y.'s organized Crime Family and all its rackets. Sammy "G": The Untold Story of My Father: 238 pp. "In the early 1970's Salvatore 'Sammy G' Gingello was a rising star in the Rochester underworld, rapidly ascending through the ranks and quickly achieving the title of "Underboss" of the Rochester Mafia. He was a flashy dresser, very generous, extremely well liked, and poised to become the next 'Boss' of Rochester. But tragically everything changed forever on April 23, 1978 when 'Sammy G' was murdered by car bomb during the height of The Rochester Mob Wars. Sam's daughter, Gina Gingello was just 14 years old when she lost her father. Today, more than 40 years later, Gina still struggles with the circumstances surrounding her father's death, as well as the emotional turmoil caused by losing him at such a young age. Sammy G The Untold Story of My Father is a Love Story from Gina to her father as Gina shares her personal collection of photos, letters, and memories of her father. It is also a tribute to Salvatore Gingello by the people who loved him the most and were proud to have called him father, son, brother, uncle, and friend.