hoffa, james r.

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hoffa, james r.

Crossing Hoffa

a Teamster's story
  • Harper, Steven J.
2007
The author chronicles the efforts made by his father to clean up corruption among the leaders of his Teamster's Local 544 during the early 1960s and the threats against his life by Jimmy Hoffa.

"I heard you paint houses"

Frank "the Irishman" Sheeran and the inside story of the Mafia, the Teamsters, and the last ride of Jimmy Hoffa
  • Brandt, Charles
2004
Provides an account of the life and activities of late Frank "the Irishman" Sheeran, based on taped interviews with Sheeran, one of only two non-Italians to appear on the FBI's La Cosa Nostra list, discussing his childhood, World War II service, and work as a hustler, hitman, and head of the Teamsters local in Wilmington, Delaware.
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