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Shadows over the White House : the Mafia and the Presidents / Thomas A. Reppetto.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Reppetto, Thomas A., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mafia--United States--History--20th century.
- Mafia.
- Presidents--United States--History--20th century.
- Presidents.
- History.
- United States.
- Political corruption--United States--History--20th century.
- Political corruption.
- United States--Politics and government--20th century.
- Politics and government.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 271 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Enigma Books, [2015]
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 The Fall of the Ohio Gang; The Rise of the Mafia Gangs 3
- Chapter 2 New York City: Murder Incorporated 18
- Chapter 3 Chicago: The Legacy of Prohibition 39
- Chapter 4 Kansas City: Uncle Tom and His Henchmen 58
- Chapter 5 Corruption Everywhere: The Real Governor of California; Crump of Tennessee; the Detroit Ring; and New jersey's "I Am the Law" Hague 75
- Chapter 6 1944-Year of Decision: Clear It with Sidney 90
- Chapter 7 The Missouri Gang: Scandals and Exposure 109
- Chapter 8 The Rise and Fall of the Kennedys 131
- Chapter 9 Fatal Attraction I: President Nixon and the Hoffa Wars 157
- Chapter 10 Fatal Attraction II: The Gipper Embraces the Teamsters 177
- Chapter 11 The Great Divide: Politicians Divorce the Mafia 199
- Chapter 12 The 21st Century: The Emergence of the Modern Mafia 216.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781936274703
- 1936274701
- OCLC:
- 903077877
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