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Author: Gus Russo ,
Gus Rosso
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Dimensions:
Width: 14.20cm
, Height: 3.60cm
, Length: 21.10cm
Weight: 0.531kg
ISBN: 9781582342795
ISBN 10: 1582342792
Pages: 496
Publication Date: 02 April 2003
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Out of Stock Indefinitely
Availability: In Print
Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock.
Reviews
an impressive in-depth history...illuminating...this is the book to beat in examining this mid-century criminal empire -- Publishers Weekly <br><br>. ..insightful and revealing...Russo is so engagingly in command of his material...it all holds together in a seamless web -- Baltimore Sun <br><br> Russo's amazing book gets to the heart of the Chicago Outfit. This is an authoritative and engrossing work. --Nick Pileggi, bestselling author of Casino and Wiseguys <br><br> Absolutely captivating! For a 'Wiseguy' like me it was like going back to the neighborhood for an education. --Henry Hill, the inspiration for the film Goodfellas and the best-selling book Wiseguys <br><br>. ..In-depth, dispassionate study of organized crime...Russo located most of the skeletons in this masterful probe. --Jack Clarke, Special Investigator for Chicago Mayors Kennelly through Daley, and Illinois Governors Stevenson through Kerner<br>
an impressive in-depth history...illuminating...this is the book to beat in examining this mid-century criminal empire -- Publishers Weekly <br>. ..insightful and revealing...Russo is so engagingly in command of his material...it all holds together in a seamless web -- Baltimore Sun <br> Russo's amazing book gets to the heart of the Chicago Outfit. This is an authoritative and engrossing work. --Nick Pileggi, bestselling author of Casino and Wiseguys <br> Absolutely captivating! For a 'Wiseguy' like me it was like going back to the neighborhood for an education. --Henry Hill, the inspiration for the film Goodfellas and the best-selling book Wiseguys <br>. ..In-depth, dispassionate study of organized crime...Russo located most of the skeletons in this masterful probe. --Jack Clarke, Special Investigator for Chicago Mayors Kennelly through Daley, and Illinois Governors Stevenson through Kerner<br>
an impressive in-depth history...illuminating...this is the book to beat in examining this mid-century criminal empire -- Publishers Weekly <br>.,. insightful and revealing...Russo is so engagingly in command of his material...it all holds together in a seamless web -- Baltimore Sun <br> Russo's amazing book gets to the heart of the Chicago Outfit. This is an authoritative and engrossing work. --Nick Pileggi, bestselling author of Casino and Wiseguys <br> Absolutely captivating! For a 'Wiseguy' like me it was like going back to the neighborhood for an education. --Henry Hill, the inspiration for the film Goodfellas and the best-selling book Wiseguys <br>.,. In-depth, dispassionate study of organized crime...Russo located most of the skeletons in this masterful probe. --Jack Clarke, Special Investigator for Chicago Mayors Kennelly through Daley, and Illinois Governors Stevenson through Kerner<br>
Author Information
Gus Russo is the author of Live By the Sword: The Secret War Against Castro and the Death of JFK. He is an investigative reporter who has worked for various major television networks, including PBS' Frontline series.
