Supermob: How Sidney Korshak and His Criminal Associates Became America's Hidden Power Brokers
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| Rating | : | 4.98 (915 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1582343896 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 592 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-12-16 |
| Language | : | English |
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(Sept.)Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Russo's extensive research is amply evident, and he has made use of recently disclosed records to paint a fuller picture than predecessors such as Seymout Hersh and Brian Ross were able to. B&w photos. This worthy addition to the genre is marred only by some sensational claims concerning Reagan that lack adequate documentation. With great detail (some of it extraneous), Russo traces the amazing course of Korshak's life—from his childhood on Chicago's Jewish West Side to his role as a mouthpiece for the Windy City's Mafia leaders and, eventually, as a major league fixer who brokered labor truces and other deals for politicians and Hollywood moguls (Korshak died, aged 87, in 1996). His conclusions about Reagan—such as that he sold out the actor's union&mdas
Presenting startling, never-before-seen revelations about such famous members as Jules Stein, Joe Glaser, Ronald Reagan, Lew Wasserman, David Bazelon, and John Jacob Factoras well as infamous, scrupulously low-profile membersRusso pulls the lid off of a half-century of criminal infiltration into American business, politics, and society. As the underworld's primary link to the corporate upperworld, Korshak's backroom dominance and talent for anonymity will likely never be equaled. At the heart of it all is Sidney "The Fixer" Korshak, who from the 1940's until his death in the 1990s, was not only the most powerful lawyer in the world, according to the FBI, but the enigmatic player behind countless 20th century power mergers, political deals, and organized crime chicaneries. Investigative reporter Gus Russo returns with his most explosive book yet, the remarkable story of the "Supermob"a cadre of men who, over the course of decades, secretly influenced nearly every aspect of American society. An
"Good Read" according to Lester Rosen. Excellent book worth reading. book of circumstantial reference not a biographical narrative Pj Elzinga I've read Russo's previous work "the outfit" andin the "Supermob" he repeats a lot of the same concerning Factor and humphreys.The book could have been better edited because itcontains to much detail, sometimes not related to any Korshak interference.The character outset of the book and conspiracy tendencies leans towardsanti-semitism, but perhaps not intentionally.His scoop mentioning the october 1965 . lisa caserta said GUS RUSSO HAS WHAT IT TAKES TO WRITE IN HOLLYWOOD.WISH HE WOULD SHAKE IT UP A BIT. GUS RUSSO IS A GREAT GUY MET HIM MANY TIMES HE HAS A FULL KNOWLEDGE OF JUST ABOUT EVERY AMERICAN GANGSTER KNOWN TO MAN SCREEN PLAY SHOULD BE IN HIS LIFE A TRUE AMERICAN HISTORIAN WRITER