{"product_id":"the-society-of-the-banana-in-ohio-a-history-of-the-black-hand-9781467152006","title":"The Society of the Banana in Ohio: A History of the Black Hand","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA notorious case of terror and extortion in the Buckeye State\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the early 1900s, a criminal society known as the Black Hand became feared across the United States as it extorted hard-working immigrants. In 1908, Agostino Iannarino received a series of threatening letters and when he refused to pay, a bomb exploded at the entrance of his Columbus home. His family fled to Sicily only to continue receiving threats. The following year, U.S. Post Office Inspectors learned that a Black Hand gang called the Society of the Banana was headquartered in Marion, Ohio, and authorities attempted to put an end to the violent outrages occurring across the Midwest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eRevealing twenty-four extortion letters written by members of the Society of the Banana, author Shane W. Croston details factual and fatal accounts of the Black Hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e History Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/24\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781467152006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176","brand":"Shane W. Croston","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42370612822197,"sku":"9781467152006","price":20.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_d0f15468-706b-4a44-b022-2880ea5e7e31.jpg?v=1663040966","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-society-of-the-banana-in-ohio-a-history-of-the-black-hand-9781467152006","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}