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PHOTOGRAPH CREDITS

Page numbers refer to the pages in the photo insert
.

Archivio Stato, Palermo: Corleone street scene, p. 2

David Critchley: Ralph “the Barber” Daniello, p. 15

New York City Municipal Archives: the remains of Gaspare Candella, p. 16

William Flynn Saunders: William Flynn, p. 10

U.S. Library of Congress: Joe Petrosino, p. 8; Petrosino funeral procession, p. 9

U.S. National Archives: Giuseppe Morello, p. 1 and title page of book; Calogero
   Maggiore, Don Vito Cascio Ferro, Chas Brown, John “Red” Duffy, and
   Edward R. Kelly, p. 3; Salvatore Clemente, p. 12

U.S. National Archives—Northeast: forged notes, p. 9

U.S. National Archives—Southeast: Anthony Cecala, Salvatore Cina, and Giuseppe
Calicchio, p. 7; Ignazio Lupo, p. 15

Zarcone Family/David Critchley: Giovanni Zacconi, p. 7

Author’s collection: Calogero Morello, p. 12; Nick Terranova, p. 13; Nicolena Salemi
Morello, p. 15

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

MIKE DASH is a historian with an M.A. from the University of Cambridge and a Ph.D. from the University of London. A former professional journalist whose work has appeared in numerous national newspapers and magazines, Dash is the author of seven books, including
Satan’s Circus, Thug, Batavia’s Graveyard
, and
Tulipomania
. He lives in London with his wife and daughter.