Unpublished Gangland Photographs Revealed

July 16, 2010 - PRLog -- Throughout the United States, there is no single major metropolitan area more closely connected to organized crime's rapid ascendancy on a national scale than New York City. In 1920, upon the advent of Prohibition, Gotham's shadowy underworld began evolving from strictly regional and often rag-tag street gangs into a sophisticated worldwide syndicate.

New York City Gangland, a new book from Arcadia Publishing, offers an unparalleled collection of rarely circulated images, many appearing courtesy of exclusive law enforcement sources, in addition to the private albums of indigenous racketeering figures such as Charles "Lucky" Luciano, Al "Scarface" Capone, Joe "The Boss" Masseria, "Crazy" Joe Gallo and John Gotti.

Highlights of New York City Gangland:
•Features all images as previously uncirculated and unpublished vintage photographs, some obtained directly from the albums of top crime figures and retired law officers
•Contains nearly a dozen new crime scene investigation photographs
•Gives equal time to the NYPD whose job was to squelch the crime waves of NYC

Arthur Nash is a freelance archivist and a major contributor of historical objects to the National Museum of Crime and Punishment in Washington, D.C., as well as the Las Vegas Museum of Law Enforcement and Organized Crime, also known as the MOB Museum. In 2006, Nash introduced "MADE In America," the first public exhibition addressing gangland's enduring impact on our nation's pop culture. He currently resides at the landmark Hotel Chelsea in New York City.

Nash also has the fully-restored Albert Anastasia barber chair and other unique historical NYC "mob" objects available for media representatives. For more information go to www.newyorkcitygangland.com.


Available at area bookstores, independent retailers, and online retailers, or through Arcadia Publishing at (888)-313-2665 or www.arcadiapublishing.com.

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With more than 6,000 local history titles published to date, Arcadia Publishing is the leading publisher of local and regional history in the United States. Widely recognized sepia books feature hundreds of vintage historical images.