Mafia summit : J. Edgar Hoover, the Kennedy Brothers, and the meeting that unmasked the mob /

Reavill, Gil, 1953-

Mafia summit : J. Edgar Hoover, the Kennedy Brothers, and the meeting that unmasked the mob / Gil Reavill. - 1st ed. - New York, N.Y. : Thomas Dunne Books, 2013. - 303 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [259]-288) and index.

McFall Road, Apalachin, New York -- Albert and Vito. Murder on Fifteenth Street ; The rise of Joe Barbara ; Albert Anastasia's waterfront ; Vito comes home ; Genovese hits Costello ; Anastasia gets his ; Genovese calls a confab ; The mob meets ; Croswell makes his move ; The big roundup -- Bobby and J. Edgar. The Rackets committee convenes ; Hoover denies the Mafia ; The mystery of Apalachin ; The watchdogs ; The Feds take down Vito ; The brother within ; General Kennedy goes after the mob ; Bobby goes too far ; November 14, 1957 -- Apalachin in the American imagination.

The true story of how a small-town lawman in upstate New York busted a Cosa Nostra conference in 1957, exposing the Mafia to America.

0312657757 (hbk.) 9780312657758 (hbk.) : $26.99

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Hoover, J. Edgar 1895-1972.
Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968.


Mafia--History--United States--20th century.
Organized crime--History--United States--20th century.
Organized crime--Prevention--History.--United States

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