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

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York, N.Y. : Thomas Dunne Books, 2013.Edition: 1st edDescription: 303 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 0312657757 (hbk.)
  • 9780312657758 (hbk.) :
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Contents:
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.
Summary: 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.
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Mafia Summit is 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

In a small village in upstate New York, mob bosses from all over the country--Vito Genovese, Carlo Gambino, Joe Bonanno, Joe Profaci, Cuba boss Santo Trafficante, and future Gambino boss Paul Castellano--were nabbed by Sergeant Edgar D. Croswell as they gathered to sort out a bloody war of succession.

For years, FBI director J. Edgar Hoover had adamantly denied the existence of the Mafia, but young Robert Kennedy immediately recognized the shattering importance of the Appalachin summit. As attorney general when his brother JFK became president, Bobby embarked on a campaign to break the spine of the mob, engaging in a furious turf battle with the powerful Hoover.

Detailing mob killings, the early days of the heroin trade, and the crusade to loosen the hold of organized crime, fans of Gus Russo and Luc Sante will find themselves captured by this momentous story. Reavill scintillatingly recounts the beginning of the end for the Mafia in America and how it began with a good man in the right place at the right time.

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.

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