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Title
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The Mafia and the Machine: The Story of the Kansas City Mob
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Description
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Book jacket reads: The alliance between organized crime and politics was never stronger than it was in Kansas City, where the local Mob boss controlled the police department and terrorized elections...From the streets and strip clubs to the nation's capitol, events unfolding in Kansas City would shape the history of the entire underworld. Book covers the Pendergast era, Johnny Lazia, the Binaggio era, the River Quay saga, connections to Las Vegas, and much more. Back of the book includes a cast of characters arranged alphabetically by last name as well as a selected bibliography.
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Date
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2007
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Object Type
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Book
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Title
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Frank Walsh and His Relationship With the Kansas City Star
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Description
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A great deal of detail concerning Irish Kansas City lawyer and political figure, Frank Walsh. Includes information on his connection with the Board of Public Welfare, U.S. Commission on Industrial Relations, National War Labor Board, Democratic politics both on the local level with Tom Pendergast and nationally, and his personal relationship with William Rockhill Nelson. Includes a picture of him on p.295.
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Date
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2007
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Book Section
