The Valachi PapersThe First Inside Account of the Mafia In the 1960s a disgruntled soldier in New York's Genovese Crime Family decided to spill his guts. His name was Joseph Valachi. Daring to break the Mob's code of silence for the first time, Valachi detailed the organization of organized crimefrom the capos, or bosses, of every Family, to the hit men who "clipped" rivals and turncoats. With a phenomenal memory for names, dates, addresses, phone numbers -- and where the bodies were buried -- Joe Valachi provided the chilling facts that led to the arrest and conviction of America's major crime figures. The rest is history. Never again would the Mob be protected by secrecy. For the Mafia, Valachi's name would become synonymous with betrayal. But his stunning exposÉ . broke the back of America's Cosa Nostra and stands I today as the classic about America's Mob, a fascinat ing tale of power and terror, big money, crime ... and murder. |
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... boys would point at me , and the other guys would always buy me a drink and say , " Well , good luck , kid . " I ... Boy , when one of the girls said , " Gee , I've heard about you , " it made you feel like a real knock - around guy ...
... boys would point at me , and the other guys would always buy me a drink and say , " Well , good luck , kid . " I ... Boy , when one of the girls said , " Gee , I've heard about you , " it made you feel like a real knock - around guy ...
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... boys . Charley Lucky could use them because his Family had sided with Lansky in his Jew war with Waxy Gordon . Anyway , Bobby said that what with all the yelling , the old man stuck his head out of the inner office to see what was going ...
... boys . Charley Lucky could use them because his Family had sided with Lansky in his Jew war with Waxy Gordon . Anyway , Bobby said that what with all the yelling , the old man stuck his head out of the inner office to see what was going ...
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... Boy , was I happy ! I don't care about the money , but it ain't so bad . I am ahead $ 10,400 on my win bet , and I also collect for show . I think it was around $ 2,000 . I don't bet at the track , as that would knock down the price . I ...
... Boy , was I happy ! I don't care about the money , but it ain't so bad . I am ahead $ 10,400 on my win bet , and I also collect for show . I think it was around $ 2,000 . I don't bet at the track , as that would knock down the price . I ...
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