In Hoffa's shadow : a stepfather, a disappearance in Detroit, and my search for the truth / Jack Goldsmith.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Goldsmith, Jack L., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hoffa, James R. (James Riddle), 1913-.

Hoffa, James R.

Hoffa, James R. (James Riddle), 1913---Friends and associates.

O'Brien, Charles L. (Charles Lenton).

O'Brien, Charles L.

International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen, and Helpers of America.

Labor unions--Officials and employees--Biography.

Labor unions.

Organized crime--United States.

Organized crime.

Labor unions--Officials and employees.

Friends and associates.

United States.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

354 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2019.

Summary:

"As a young man, Jack Goldsmith revered his stepfather, longtime Jimmy Hoffa associate Chuckie O'Brien. But as he grew older and pursued a career in law and government, he came to doubt and distance himself from the man long suspected by the FBI of perpetrating Hoffa's disappearance on behalf of the mob. It was only years later, when Goldsmith was serving as assistant attorney general in the George W. Bush administration and questioning its misuse of surveillance and other powers, that he began to reconsider his stepfather, and to understand Hoffa's true legacy. In [this book] tells the moving story of how Goldsmith reunited with the stepfather he'd disowned and then set out to unravel one of the twentieth century's most persistent mysteries and Chuckie's role in it. Along the way, Goldsmith explores Hoffa's rise and fall and why the golden age of blue-collar America came to an end, while also casting new light on the century-old surveillance state, the architects of Hoffa's disappearance, and the heartrending complexities of love and loyalty" -- provided by publisher.

Contents:

1 Chuckie and Me p. 11

2 Two Loyalties p. 42

3 Unionism, Hoffa-Style p. 69

4 Bobby, Jimmy, and Chuckie p. 96

5 Surveillance Backup p. 122

6 The Condition p. 152

7 "He Got Nuts" p. 185

8 The Disappearance p. 213

9 Leading Suspect p. 227

10 Tragedy of Errors p. 244

11 Failed Vindication p. 263

12 Omertà p. 287.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-354) and index.

ISBN:

9780374175658

0374175659

OCLC:

1119735167