Jimmy Hoffa: The Controversial Life And Disappearance Of The Godfather Of T...

Description: Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title:Jimmy Hoffa: The Controversial Life And Disappearance Of The Godfather Of The TeamstersISBN13:9781542502894ISBN10:1542502896Author:Charles River Editors (Author)Description:(This is a RePrint) - *Includes Pictures *Includes Hoffa's Own Quotes About His Life And Career *Profiles The Various Conspiracy Theories Surrounding Hoffa's Disappearance *Includes Online Resources And A Bibliography For Further Reading I've Told You Before And I'll Tell You Again The Strong Survive And The Weak Disappear We Do Not Intend To Disappear - Jimmy Hoffa 'He's Not Just The Most Powerful Man In Labor, ' Robert Kennedy Had Said In The Wake Of Hoffa's Announcement; 'He's The Most Powerful Man In The Country, Next To The President ' - Arthur A Sloane, Hoffa A Century Ago, If One Were To Come Across A Manual Laborer From The Early 20Th Century Or The Roaring Twenties And Relayed To Them The Possibility Of One Day Sticking It To The Man, One Would Probably Be Laughed Out Of The Century However, This Was Exactly What One Man With Solid-Gold Aspirations And Audacity Set Out To Achieve Jimmy Hoffa, Once Described By Bobby Kennedy As The Second Most Powerful Man In America, Was A Union Boss Who Evoked Both Respect And Fear, And He Continues To Be A Legendary Figure Who Often Crops Up In Conversation And Media Over 40 Years After His Disappearance While It Was An Open Secret That Hoffa Had Shady Connections, The Success Of His Leadership Allowed Supporters To Overlook Them As Sloane Put It, More Apparent To Teamster Members Than Any Moral Lapses Were The Tangible Gains That Had Been Steadily Realized Under Hoffa Since His Advent To Power Charles Brandt Once Wrote, From 1955 Until 1965 Jimmy Hoffa Was As Famous As Elvis Presley From 1965 Until 1975 Jimmy Hoffa Was As Famous As The Beatles But As Famous As He Was In Life, It Was Jimmy Hoffa's Demise That Continues To Fascinate The Country On July 30, 1975, Hoffa Drove To An Important Meeting At The Machus Red Fox Restaurant, But He Was Never Seen Or Heard From Again To This Day, Authorities Are Still Searching For Him (Or Presumably His Remains), Having Been Overloaded With False And Dead-End Leads Throughout The Decades By Championing The Hearts And Loyalty Of America's Trucking Industry And Arousing Fear In The Public For His Rumored Mob Connections, Earning A Couple Of Enemies Along The Way Was Inevitable For Hoffa, But The Mystery Remains Naturally, People Have Put Forward Ridiculous Theories To Explain His Disappearance, But Either Way, It's Fair To Say That The Legendary Life And Times Of The Controversial And Still-Missing Teamster Leader Have Produced One Of The World's Most Baffling Ongoing Mysteries For Good Reason Jimmy Hoffa: The Controversial Life And Disappearance Of The Godfather Of The Teamsters Chronicles The Tumultuous Life Of Jimmy Hoffa, One Oozing With Action And Glory But Also Full Of Sinister Entanglements With The Criminal Underworld The Book Also Looks At The Enigma Of His Life And Disappearance, Exploring The Most Credible, Fascinating, And Downright Nutty Theories Surrounding His Persistently Debated Fate Along With Pictures And A Bibliography, You'll Learn About Hoffa Like Never Before Binding:Paperback, PaperbackPublisher:Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublication Date:2017-01-15Weight:0.37 lbsDimensions:0.13'' H x 11'' L x 8.5'' WNumber of Pages:62Language:English

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