
Prohibition and NASCAR? WTF…?
Discover the surprising connection between Prohibition, bootlegging, fast cars and the origins of NASCAR.
Secrets of the Mob takes you beyond the headlines and into the private world of America’s most notorious gangsters.
For more than three decades, Jay Baer has studied the people, businesses, relationships, and methods that shaped America’s organized-crime history.
Secrets of the Mob was created to explore the lives of some of the most famous figures in American mob history –not simply as names from the headlines, but as real people whose decisions, relationships, ambitions, and methods helped shape an era.
The stories go beyond the legends and explore the world behind them.
From the rise of powerful crime figures to the businesses and relationships surrounding them. Secrets of the Mob looks deeper Into the history that has fascinated America for generations.
Jay Baer has spent more than 35 years studying the mob and has read hundreds of books on the subject.
In-depth storytelling and interviews from the world of organized crime.
Well-researched stories based on facts, archives and real records.
Profiles of the most notorious and influential figures in mob history.
Courses and resources to dive deeper into the history of the Mob.
THE MAN BEHIND THE RESEARCH
- JAY BAER
THE MEN BEHIND THE MYTHS
The most famous gangster of all time. Bootlegger. Businessman. Public Enemy #1.
The Mob's accountant and strategic mastermind behind some of the largest criminal enterprises.
The Teflon Don. Rising to power in the Gambino family and becoming the most famous boss.
The underboss who became boss. A quiet strategist with a powerful reign.
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The Gangster instute is your resource for exploring the hatory, pecole, events, and fascinating detals behind America’s organiced-crime world.
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Discover the unwritten rules, loyalty and personal codes that shaped the lives of some of America’s most notorious gangsters.