Double Cross: The Explosive, Inside Story of the Mobster Who Controlled America - Softcover

Giancana, Chuck; Giancana, Sam

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9781602397781: Double Cross: The Explosive, Inside Story of the Mobster Who Controlled America

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ISBN 10: 1602397783 ISBN 13: 9781602397781

Publisher: Skyhorse, 2010

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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 full-scale war on organized crime in the United States. His story changed the course of American history.

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About the Author:

Chuck Giancana, who passed away in 2001, was the brother of the late crime boss, Sam “Momo” Giancana.

Sam Giancana is the nephew of the late crime boss Sam “Momo” Giancana and son of Chuck Giancana, who passed away in 2001. He lives on Long Island, New York.

From AudioFile:

The cottage industry of Kennedy assassination theorists shows no sign of abating, as shown by this story of the much publicized revelations of Chuck Giancana, brother to Chicago Mafia Don Sam Giancana. Jerry Orbach's tough, full-voiced reading works perfectly to narrate the rise of a two-bit hood to someone who could push the button on J.F.K. and Marilyn Monroe. The story's denouement is unconvincing, but the tapes are entertaining throughout. The latter part of the story seems to rush by, perhaps indicating the lack of support for Giancana's claims. After hearing this abridgment, the listener is confident that the complete book holds no "explosive" secrets. M.J.C. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine

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