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To what extent was Rosario and#147;Russelland#8221; Bufalino involved in the disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa in 1975? In the CIAand#8217;s recruitment of gangsters to assassinate Fidel Castro? and#160;In organizing the historic meeting of crime chieftains in 1957? Even in the production of The Godfather
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Secretiveand#151;even reclusiveand#151;Russell Bufalino quietly built his organized crime empire in the decades between Prohibition and the Carter presidency. His reach extended far beyond the coal country of Scranton, Pennsylvania, and quaint Amish farms near Lancaster. Bufalino had a hand in global, national, and local politics of the largest American cities, many of its major industries, and controlled the powerful Teamsters Union. His influence also reached the highest levels of Pennsylvania government and halls of Congress, and his legacy left a culture of corruption that continues to this day.
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A uniquely American saga that spans six decades, The Quiet Don follows Russell Bufalinoand#8217;s remarkably quiet ascent from Sicilian immigrant to mob soldier to a man described by a United States Senate subcommittee in 1964 as and#147;one of the most ruthless and powerful leaders of the Mafia in the United States.and#8221;
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Praise for Deconstructing Sammy
“Birkbeck has killer leads, gripping kickers, and sensational descriptions. This cinematic book reads more like a detective story than a traditional ‘life of.”—New York Times Book Review
“Tremendous. . . Birkbeck tells the epic of Sammy Davis, Jr...from his Harlem boyhood to his wrenching deathbed (he died of cancer in 1990) in his Beverly Hills mansion, where various hangers-on, seeing the circling vultures, stripped his corpse even before it was a corpse.”—Los Angeles Times Book Review
A Beautiful Child
“Matt Birkbeck created a beautiful masterpiece.”—True Crime Book Reviews
A Deadly Secret
“Mr. Birbeck presents a startling inside look at the politics of police work that can place roadblocks in the place of justice.”—Westchester County Times
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"The Quiet Don is a triumph. Matt Birkbeck provides a stunning work of investigative journalism that is memorable and alive and unveils the incredible life and legacy of one of the mobs most important powerbrokers."—Nicholas Pileggi, author of Wiseguy and the screenplays for Goodfellas and Casino
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Sharon Marshall was a brilliant and beautiful student whose future was filled with promise. But her murderous, fugitive father had drawn her into a lifetime of deception that became one of the most baffling cases in the annals of American crime.
Synopsis
To what extent was Rosario Russell” Bufalino involved in the disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa in 1975? In the CIAs recruitment of gangsters to assassinate Fidel Castro? In organizing the historic meeting of crime chieftains in 1957? Even in the production of The Godfather
movie?
Secretiveeven reclusiveRussell Bufalino quietly built his organized crime empire in the decades between Prohibition and the Carter presidency. His reach extended far beyond the coal country of Scranton, Pennsylvania, and quaint Amish farms near Lancaster. Bufalino had a hand in global, national, and local politics of the largest American cities, many of its major industries, and controlled the powerful Teamsters Union. His influence also reached the highest levels of Pennsylvania government and halls of Congress, and his legacy left a culture of corruption that continues to this day.
A uniquely American saga that spans six decades, The Quiet Don follows Russell Bufalinos remarkably quiet ascent from Sicilian immigrant to mob soldier to a man described by a United States Senate subcommittee in 1964 as one of the most ruthless and powerful leaders of the Mafia in the United States.”
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About the Author
Matt Birkbeck is an award winning investigative journalist and author of A Deadly Secret: The Strange Disappearance of Kathie Durst. His work has appeared in Reader's Digest, People magazine, and The Philadelphia Inquirer, among others.