Hoffa's Man

Langue : anglais

Edité par Prentice Hall Press A Division of Simon & Schuster, Inc., New York, 1987

0135177642 / 9780135177648

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BOOK: Previous Dealer Markings (Remainder Mark); Corners, Spine, Boards Bumped; Light Shelf Rub to Boards; Edges Lightly Soiled. DUST JACKET: Lightly Creased; Lightly Chipped; In Archival Quality Jacket Cover. SUB-TITLE: The Rise and Fall of Jimmy Hoffa as Witnessed by His Strongest Arm. BOOK NUMBER: 10871745. JACKET DESIGN BY: Michael J. Freeland. SYNOPSIS: Hoffa's Man answers all of these questions and much more in this sizzling indictment of power abused. What kind of man was James Riddle Hoffa? How did the Teamsters become one of the most powerful unions in the world? What was the Teamster connection to the underworld? Why did the Jack Kennedy/Jimmy Hoffa relationship turn into a vendetta? What was the deal Bobby Kennedy offered Joe Franco? What was the Fidel Castro connection? Why was Jimmy Hoffa pardoned from prison six months short of his release date? How does Joe Franco's never-before-revealed eyewitness account differ from the official version of Hoffa's disappearance? Who ordered Jimmy Hoffa's execution, and why? - and - Joe Franco was Jimmy Hoffa's man: loyal, dependable, and willing to bend rules or break heads if it meant advancing the Teamsters union in the name of James R. Hoffa. Franco never questioned an order, he just carried it out. And Jimmy Hoffa never questioned how an order was carried out. In this blistering story of power abused, Richard Hammer documents the rise and fall of Jimmy Hoffa as witnessed by Joe Franco, one of his most trusted lieutenants. There is violence in Hoffa's Man. There is corruption, bribery, extortion, and betrayal. There are names: Bobby Kennedy, Frank Sinatra, and dozens of other political and show business bigwigs enmeshed in this story of greed, immorality, and total defiance of the law. On July 30, 1975, Joe Franco watched James R. Hoffa climb into a limousine in a suburban shopping center. He knew why Hoffa was doing it. It was the last time Hoffa would be seen alive. Franco's chilling revelations are at once an appalling comment on the labor movement and a searing indictment of those who found the taste of power even sweeter when laced with blood. Richard Hammer is the best-selling author of The CBS Murders, the Edgar-winning The Vatican Connection, The Court-Martial of Lt. Calley (nominated for the National Book Award), and ten other books. Before becoming a full-time author, he was an award-winning reporter for the New York Times. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.…

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Titre
Hoffa's Man
Auteur
Franco, Joseph with Hammer, Richard
Éditeur
Prentice Hall Press A Division of Simon & Schuster, Inc., New York
Année de publication
1987
État de l'article
Very Good
Jaquette
Very Good
Type de livre
Remainder
Reliure
Hard Cover
Langue
anglais
ISBN à 10 chiffres
0135177642
ISBN à 13 chiffres
9780135177648
Édition
First Edition 1st Printing.
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