TAKING SARATOGA
By Gary Johnson
2025
First Published
267
Number of Pages
This is the gripping, untold story of how the mob seized control of life in Saratoga Springs, New York. At the center of the tale are Lucky Luciano and Meyer Lansky, who rose from the slums of Manhattan to form an unlikely yet formidable partnership. Through ruthless takeovers, calculated murders, and intricate deceptions, they built the most powerful gang in Mafia history. Their influence transformed Saratoga Springs a serene mountain town known for horse racing, gambling houses, and speakeasies into a hidden haven of luxury and vice. Through a web of murder, extortion, bribery, and corruption, they constructed an empire, creating a lavish fantasy world designed to entice the rich and famous. But, as the saying goes, nothing lasts forever. This is the riveting account of the rise and fall of Saratoga Springs, the mobsters’ golden empire in the mountains of New York
