Description: The fabric of the Florida’s, and particularly Tampa’s, history is richly woven with stories of ruthless gangsters who first grabbed control of illegal gambling and liquor distribution during Prohibition, executed rivals with point-blank shotgun blasts, bribed public officials, controlled the narcotics trade and eventually broadened their influence across the Sunshine State and pre-Castro Cuba.

Dates of Coverage: 1946-1977

Concurrent Users: unlimited

Other info: always proxy off-campus, provides full text

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