In Hoffa's shadow : a stepfather, a disappearance in Detroit, and my search for the truth
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Published
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2019.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Description
354 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Status
Natrona Co. Public Library - Nonfiction
331.8811 GOLDSMITH
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331.8811 GOLDSMITH
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Subjects
Library of Congress Subjects
Hoffa, James R. -- (James Riddle), -- 1913-
Hoffa, James R. -- (James Riddle), -- 1913- -- Friends and associates.
International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen, and Helpers of America.
Labor unions -- Officials and employees -- Biography.
National Public Radio (U.S.)
O'Brien, Charles L. -- (Charles Lenton)
Organized crime -- United States.
Hoffa, James R. -- (James Riddle), -- 1913- -- Friends and associates.
International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen, and Helpers of America.
Labor unions -- Officials and employees -- Biography.
National Public Radio (U.S.)
O'Brien, Charles L. -- (Charles Lenton)
Organized crime -- United States.
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Published
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2019.
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-354) and index.
Summary
"As a young man, Jack Goldsmith revered his stepfather, longtime Jimmy Hoffa associate Chuckie O'Brien. But as he grew older and pursued a career in law and government, he came to doubt and distance himself from the man long suspected by the FBI of perpetrating Hoffa's disappearance on behalf of the mob. It was only years later, when Goldsmith was serving as assistant attorney general in the George W. Bush administration and questioning its misuse of surveillance and other powers, that he began to reconsider his stepfather, and to understand Hoffa's true legacy. In [this book] tells the moving story of how Goldsmith reunited with the stepfather he'd disowned and then set out to unravel one of the twentieth century's most persistent mysteries and Chuckie's role in it. Along the way, Goldsmith explores Hoffa's rise and fall and why the golden age of blue-collar America came to an end, while also casting new light on the century-old surveillance state, the architects of Hoffa's disappearance, and the heartrending complexities of love and loyalty" --,provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Goldsmith, J. L. (2019). In Hoffa's shadow: a stepfather, a disappearance in Detroit, and my search for the truth (First edition.). Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Goldsmith, Jack L. 2019. In Hoffa's Shadow: A Stepfather, a Disappearance in Detroit, and My Search for the Truth. Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Goldsmith, Jack L. In Hoffa's Shadow: A Stepfather, a Disappearance in Detroit, and My Search for the Truth Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Goldsmith, Jack L. In Hoffa's Shadow: A Stepfather, a Disappearance in Detroit, and My Search for the Truth First edition., Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2019.
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