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Smaldone : The Untold Story of an American Crime Family by Dick Dick Kreck (2010, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherFulcrum Publishing
ISBN-101555917062
ISBN-139781555917067
eBay Product ID (ePID)84348737
Product Key Features
Book TitleSmaldone : the Untold Story of an American Crime Family
Number of Pages296 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicEnvironmental Science (See Also Chemistry / Environmental), United States / State & Local / West (Ak, CA, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, WY), Organized Crime, Criminals & Outlaws, Global Warming & Climate Change
Publication Year2010
IllustratorYes
GenreTrue Crime, Science, Biography & Autobiography, History
AuthorDick Dick Kreck
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight13.3 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2009-036168
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal364.1092/2788
SynopsisDive into the underworld of a notorius western crime family with the bestselling book Smaldone , now in paperback., Started by Italian brothers from North Denver, the high-profile Smaldone crime syndicate began in the bootlegging days of the 1920s and flourished into the 1980s. Connected to notorious crime figures, politicians, and presidents, Clyde Smaldone was the crime family's leader. Through candid interviews and firsthand accounts, Dick Kreck reveals the true sense of what it meant to be a Smaldone, not only the corrupt but also the virtuous., As head of Denver's crime family, Clyde Smaldone was charismatic, shrewd, and quick-witted. But most of all, he knew how to keep a secret. For forty years, from Prohibition's bootlegging era through the murderous Colorado mob wars of the 1970s, Smaldone oversaw the family business. He ran booze with Al Capone, set up gambling operations in Central City, and oversaw a lucrative loan-sharking business in North Denver. And he paid his dues, with stints in Cañon City and Leavenworth, leaving behind a wife and two sons for years at a time. Yet despite the shadowy underworld that was his livelihood, Smaldone was a devoted husband and father and gave generously to his community, offering food, money, and college funds to struggling families. In close collaboration with the Smaldone family, including first-time access to audiotapes of Clyde Smaldone and dozens of interviews with family members and associates, best-selling author Dick Kreck captures the complexity of this local crime syndicate, revealing what it meant to be in the mob and the love and dysfunction that is part of every American family. Book jacket.
LC Classification NumberQC903.2.R54H69 2009
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- Apr 24, 2018
Very interesting read. I recommend screen play and feature film.
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