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Product Identifiers
PublisherFulcrum Publishing
ISBN-101555917186
ISBN-139781555917180
eBay Product ID (ePID)127343791
Product Key Features
Book TitleSmaldone : the Untold Story of an American Crime Family
Number of Pages296 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2009
TopicUnited States / State & Local / West (Ak, CA, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, WY), Organized Crime, Criminals & Outlaws, Criminology
IllustratorYes
GenreTrue Crime, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography, History
AuthorDick Kreck
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight17.5 Oz
Item Length8.9 in
Item Width5.9 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2008-055423
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal364.1092/2788
Synopsis"I never thought it would end."--Clyde Smaldone Started by Italian brothers from North Denver, the high-profile Smaldone crime syndicate began in the bootlegging days of the 1920s and flourished well into the late twentieth century. Connected to such notorious crime figures as Al Capone and Carlos Marcello, as well as to presidents and other politicians, charismatic Clyde Smaldone was the crime family's leader from the Prohibition era to the rise of gambling to the family's waning days. Uncovering the good and the bad, best-selling author Dick Kreck captures the complexity of Clyde, brother Checkers, and their crew, who perpetuated a shadowy underworld but exhibited great generosity and commitment to their community, offering food, money, and college funds to struggling families. Through candid interviews and firsthand accounts, Kreck reveals the true sense of what it meant to be a Smaldone, and the mix of love and dysfunction that is part of every American family. Dick Kreck retired from The Denver Post after thirty-eight years as a columnist. He previously worked at The San Francisco Examiner and the Los Angeles Times . He is the author of four other books, the twenty-two-week bestseller Murder at the Brown Palace , Anton Woode: The Boy Murderer , Colorado's Scenic Railroads , and Denver in Flames . He lives in Denver, Colorado., "I never thought it would end." Clyde SmaldoneStarted by Italian brothers from North Denver, the high-profile Smaldone crime syndicate began in the bootlegging days of the 1920s and flourished well into the late twentieth century. Connected to such notorious crime figures as Al Capone and Carlos Marcello, as well as to presidents and other politicians, charismatic Clyde Smaldone was the crime family's leader from the Prohibition era to the rise of gambling to the family's waning days. Uncovering the good and the bad, best-selling author Dick Kreck captures the complexity of Clyde, brother Checkers, and their crew, who perpetuated a shadowy underworld but exhibited great generosity and commitment to their community, offering food, money, and college funds to struggling families. Through candid interviews and firsthand accounts, Kreck reveals the true sense of what it meant to be a Smaldone, and the mix of love and dysfunction that is part of every American family.Dick Kreck retired from "The Denver Post" after thirty-eight years as a columnist. He previously worked at "The San Francisco Examiner" and the "Los Angeles Times." He is the author of four other books, the twenty-two-week bestseller "Murder at the Brown Palace," "Anton Woode: The Boy Murderer," "Colorado's Scenic Railroads," and "Denver in Flames." He lives in Denver, Colorado."
LC Classification NumberHV6446.K74 2009
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- 04. Mär. 2020
interesting
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- 07. Jan. 2025
Book looks brand new, very pleased!...
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- 15. Dez. 2023
great info accurate account of this family
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