Title |
The supermob how Sidney Korshak and his criminal associates became America's hidden power brokers
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Names |
Russo, Gus.
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Book Number |
DB066754
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Title Status |
Active
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Medium |
Digital Book
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Download Link |
Downloadable talking book.
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Annotation |
Asserts that the Supermob--capitalists who covertly fronted for organized crime--influenced the U.S. economy from the 1930s through the 1980s. Focuses on Chicago-born Jewish attorney Sidney "the Fixer" Korshak, who allegedly brokered Hollywood and Mafia deals involving casino monopolies and land seized from interned Japanese Americans. Violence and strong language. 2006.
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Narrator |
Williams, Jake.
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Local Subject |
Adult Book - AD
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Adult Non-Fiction - AN
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Long Book - LO
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History - HST
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History, United States - HUS
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Crime & True Detective - CRI
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History, U.S. - 20th Century - HUT
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Current Events / Contemporary Issues - CON
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Social Needs and Problems - CONP
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General Non-Fiction - GNF
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Audience Notes |
Male narrator.
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Contains strong language.
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Contains violence.
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LC Subject |
Lawyers - California - Biography
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Lawyers - Illinois - Chicago - Biography
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Organized crime - United States
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Call Number |
364.1092 B ANF
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Language |
English
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Released |
2006
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Publication Info |
Washington, D.C. : National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress, 2006 (Talking Book Publishers, recording studio).
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Original Publication |
Recorded from: New York : Bloomsbury Pub., c2006. 1582343896
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