scott mark, journalist victoria bruce, and archivist william oldfield. they will be discussing their captivating new book of true crime history, inspector oldfield and the black hand society. also a very special welcome and thank you to c-span's american history tv and all those watching across the country. before we begin, i would like to make a brief announcement for our audience and viewers. we are excited at the midtown scholar soon to be hosting the 2018 harrisburg book festival this fall from thursday, october 11, through sunday, october 14. we will have award-winning writers, political thinkers, novelist, journalists, and four days of fun and conversation. we guarantee they will be something for every book lover out there. for the full lineup and details, you can visit the new website, hbgbookfest.com, and stay tuned to our own website, midtownscholar.com and social media pages for more details. save the date, october 11 through october 14. i am honored to introduce the trio we have on stage this evening. scott lamarr has worked on radio and televi

scott lamar, journalist victoria bruce, and archivist william oldfield. they will be discussing their captivating new book of true crime history, "inspector oldfield and the black hand society." also a very special welcome and thank you to c-span's american history tv and all t

william oldfield is an archivist and historical lecturer. he is currently engaged in entrepreneurial pursuits in the areas of environmental and sustainable operations. he grew up in akron, ohio, and currently lives in annapolis, maryland. finally, victoria bruce holds her masters degree in geology from the university of california at riverside. she is a former science writer for nasa and a science reporter for the portland oregonian. she now splits her time between annapolis and miami beach. in their book, "inspector oldfield and the black hand society," bruce and oldfield deliver an incredible true story out of america's turn-of-the-century. before the emergence of prohibition era gangsters like al capone, there was a black hand society. hidden away by the oldfield family for 100 years, this captivating story ended in the first international organized crime conviction in the country. with the pace of a novel and the mastery of a deeply researched historical biography, "inspector oldfield and the black hand society" is sure to awe and deligh

announcer: next on american history tv, authors william oldfield and victoria bruce discuss the story of frank oldfield, a united states postal inspector who helped build a case against an early 20th century organized crime group called the black hand. this italian-american group would intimidate and extort money from small immigrant businesses. this talk is a little over an hour. >> good evening, everyone. welcome to midtown scholar bookstore. my name is catherine lawrence. i am the owner of the scholar and very pleased to welcome you here this evening to harrisburg, and especially delighted to have this