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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cause the trainer was having the jockey pull the horse , so he would get the lady
thinking that the horse ain't no good and he could buy him cheap . “ Well , ” the
trainer would say to this lady , " the horse just didn't seem to want to run today .
cause the trainer was having the jockey pull the horse , so he would get the lady
thinking that the horse ain't no good and he could buy him cheap . “ Well , ” the
trainer would say to this lady , " the horse just didn't seem to want to run today .
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Now this is before he made me and Johnny Roberts split up in the shylocking
business , or I wouldn't do what I done , which was to give Tony a horse . This kid
, I think he was with the George D. Widener stable , told me about a horse that
was ...
Now this is before he made me and Johnny Roberts split up in the shylocking
business , or I wouldn't do what I done , which was to give Tony a horse . This kid
, I think he was with the George D. Widener stable , told me about a horse that
was ...
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What kind of a trainer can he be , " he asked , “ if he is broke with a fine horse like
that ? " " It's just one of those things , " he was told . " The man is a fine trainer , but
he's a gambling fool . He bets every race , even when he knows better . You'll ...
What kind of a trainer can he be , " he asked , “ if he is broke with a fine horse like
that ? " " It's just one of those things , " he was told . " The man is a fine trainer , but
he's a gambling fool . He bets every race , even when he knows better . You'll ...
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| Title | The Valachi Papers Bantam books |
| Author | Peter Maas |
| Edition | 9, revised |
| Publisher | Putnam, 1968 |
| ISBN | 067163173X, 9780671631734 |
| Length | 285 pages |
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