Mafia Boss Sam Giancana
The Rise and Fall of a Chicago Mobster
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Narrated by:
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Mack Gordon
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By:
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Susan McNicoll
About this listen
Sent to Reformatory at the age of 10, Sicilian-American Sam Giancana lived a gilded life as mobster and mob boss at a pivotal point in history when the mafia decided who ruled America, who lived and who died.
Born in 1908, in The Patch, Chicago, Giancana joined the Forty-Two gang of lawless juvenile punks in 1921 and quickly proved himself as a skilled 'wheel man' (or getaway driver), extortionist and vicious killer. Called up to the ranks of the Outfit, he reputedly held talks with the CIA about assassinating Fidel Castro, shared a girlfriend with John F. Kennedy and had friends in high places, including Sammy Davis Jr., Frank Sinatra, Shirley MacLaine, Marilyn Monroe and, some say, the Kennedys, although he fell out with them.
The story of Sam Giancana will overturn many of your beliefs about America during the Kennedy era. If you want to know Giancana's role in the brother's deaths, and more of the intrigue surrounding that of Marilyn Monroe, this book will fill you in on the murky lives of many shady characters who really ruled the day, both in Chicago and elsewhere.
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- DivaHerHighness
- 02-08-24
JFK and RFK Murdered By the Mob
Interesting story about a man I knew little about. It makes the claim Marilyn Monroe was drugged by the Kennedys when there was a group on vacation, I think in Palm Springs. Talks about meetings with Joseph Kennedy where he promised John would be in their pocket in return favors. When the brothers went after the mob, they ordered JFK killed. Mobster Jack Ruby’s involvement is given as proof. It also references a little known interview with Jack Ruby. CIA involvement is suggested, then the book calmly moves on. We’ve all heard these claims, but this was the most detail that I’ve heard. Someone with more knowledge could demolish the claims, but they were most interesting. Overall, this is an interesting and well written book.
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Overall2 out of 5 stars
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- Ms. Sarah A. Crossland
- 08-16-24
Slow and boring
I said if the narrator said Terre Hot one more time I was done with this book. It is slow, boring, and does not grab or keep your attention.
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