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O'Reilly, Bill,

Killing the mob : the fight against organized crime in America / - First edition. - 292 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. - The killing series ; [10] . - O'Reilly, Bill. Killing series. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Covering the period from the 1930s to the 1980s, O'Reilly and Dugard trace the prohibition-busting bank robbers of the Depression Era, such as John Dillinger, Bonnie & Clyde, Pretty Boy Floyd and Baby-Face Nelson. In addition, the authors highlight the creation of the Mafia Commission, the power struggles within the "Five Families," the growth of the FBI under J. Edgar Hoover, the mob battles to control Cuba, Las Vegas and Hollywood, as well as the personal war between the U.S. Attorney General Bobby Kennedy and legendary Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa. "The true history of organized crime"--

ISBN: 9781250273659 125027365X

Source: St Martins Pr, C/O Mps 16365 James Madison Hwy Us Hwy 15, Gordonsville, VA, USA, 22942, (212)6745151 SAN 631-5011

LCCN: 2020033805

Subjects--Chronological Terms:
1900-1999

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Organized crime--History--United States--20th century.
Mafia--History--United States--20th century.
Outlaws--United States--20th century--Biography.
Gangsters--United States--20th century--Biography.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Biographies.
History.
True crime stories.
True crime stories.
Biographies.

LC Class. No.: HV6446 / .O727 2021

Dewey Class. No.: 364.1060973