Double Cross: The Explosive, Inside Story of the Mobster Who Controlled America [NOOK Book]

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This New York Times bestseller presents Sam Giancana-talented businessman, Las Vegas entrepreneur, ruthless killer, and outside player for the CIA's dirtiest deeds. Giancana clawed his way to the top of the Mafia hierarchy, partied with major stars such as Frank Sinatra and Marilyn Monroe, and did business with agents from the CIA to the Shah of Iran. When Joe Kennedy gave Giancana the chance to use mob muscle to get his son John elected, he jumped at it. But the Kennedy brothers double-crossed him, waging ...
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Double Cross: The Explosive, Inside Story of the Mobster Who Controlled America

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Overview

This New York Times bestseller presents Sam Giancana-talented businessman, Las Vegas entrepreneur, ruthless killer, and outside player for the CIA's dirtiest deeds. Giancana clawed his way to the top of the Mafia hierarchy, partied with major stars such as Frank Sinatra and Marilyn Monroe, and did business with agents from the CIA to the Shah of Iran. When Joe Kennedy gave Giancana the chance to use mob muscle to get his son John elected, he jumped at it. But the Kennedy brothers double-crossed him, waging full-scale war on organized crime in the United States. His story changed the course of American history.

The electrifying New York Times bestseller, written by Giancana's brother and godson. For 40 years, Sam Giancana was a powerful mob boss, a man whose ruthless ambition would forever alter the course of history. Now this shocking, inside-the-syndicate tell-all reveals Giancana's first-person testimony regarding his involvement in the deaths of Monroe, and others. Photographs.

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Publishers Weekly - Publisher's Weekly
Legendary mob boss Sam Giancana's brother and nephew (also Sam) profile their relative in this 12-week PW bestseller in cloth. Photos. (Mar.)
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Product Details

  • BN ID: 2940000933749
  • Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
  • Publication date: 3/1/2010
  • Sold by: Barnes & Noble
  • Format: eBook
  • Sales rank: 76,963
  • File size: 2 MB

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  • Anonymous

    Posted December 20, 2000

    Sam Giancana-Double Cross Book Review

    An intricate insight into the mechanics of the worlds largest and most deadly secret society, Double Cross opens the door on the daily operations of 'The Outfit'. Opening with the horrific and brutal upbringing of an unwanted child in Chicago's Little Italy, Double Cross details how Sam 'Mooney' Giancana developed into the longest serving Godfather the American Mafia has ever known. For me personally, I found it deeply disturbing from the offset. During his most formative years it becomes clear to the reader that any emotions he posessed as a human being were stripped from him whilst tied to the infamous oak tree in his parents back garden. If you are fortunate enough to obtain a copy of 'Double Cross', I guarentee your outlook on life will never be the same again. It reveals the real workings of Hollywood and it's most influential stars, and more importantly, it depicts in great detail the the realities behind operations such as, 'The Bay Of Pigs', the JFK assasination, the death of Maryln Monroe and much, much more. Rarely has a book fueled my thoughts to such a degree. Highly reccomendable.

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