Book · 2009 · History
Havana Nocturne
How the Mob Owned Cuba...and Then Lost It to the Revolution
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And there there's a book called havana nocturne which is really interesting and sort of graphic description of how the mob and frank sinatra and all those folks spent a lot of time down in cuba.
Why people recommend it
Havana Nocturne by T. J. English exposes the secret alliance between the American mafia and the regime of Fulgencio Batista in 1950s Cuba before Fidel Castro's revolution. Joe Rogan strongly recommended the book on The Joe Rogan Experience, praising its gripping account of the revolution from the perspective of multiple cities including Tampa, New York, and Miami. Anthony Gonzalez also discussed the work on Acquired, highlighting its graphic and fascinating description of how figures like Frank Sinatra and mobsters spent time operating in Cuba. Furthermore, the author T. J. English appeared on The Joe Rogan Experience to discuss the exact subject matter of his book, detailing how notorious mobsters like Meyer Lansky and Santo Trafficante controlled the island's vice operations until the revolution abruptly disrupted their empire and forced them to flee. Together, these mentions showcase the book as a thrilling piece of investigative journalism detailing a forgotten chapter of underworld history.
Every mention
Joe Rogan When you got a minute, you run, you read that a van turn. That book, what is it called? It's a van turn. It… 1
“When you got a minute, you run, you read that a van turn. That book, what is it called? It's a van turn. It's a revolution from three different places. Union City, New Jersey, New York City, and Miami. And how... Oh, no, no, not my New York City. Tampa and how those three cities were like involved in that”
Anthony Gonzalez and there there's a book called havana nocturne which is really interesting and sort of graphic description… 1
“and there there's a book called havana nocturne which is really interesting and sort of graphic description of how the mob and frank sinatra and all those folks spent a lot of time down in cuba”
TJ English the era of the mob in Havana in the 50s Meyer Lansky Santo Trafficante and how they controlled that until C… 1
“the era of the mob in Havana in the 50s Meyer Lansky Santo Trafficante and how they controlled that until Castro came along and spoiled the party and the revolution happened and they got chased out of their battle had been a vice cop in Havana during those years”
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Other mentions (2: passing, ad reads, own books)
“well I had written I published the book Havana Nocturne which was about the mob in Cuba in the 50s and I really got into it”
“what I was researching Havana Nocturne I found out that Santo Trafficante had a lawyer named Sam Reagan”