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A lot to digest but

Revisado: 03-08-25

Some pretty good investigative journalism here. A lot of stuff that makes you go hmmm.

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Plenty of places to check out but..

Revisado: 11-07-23

The narrator mispronounced several names & places of famous mafioso and their crime’s that it was a little annoying. Especially calling Carmine Persico Perseeco . But otherwise a good listen. Might be handy to have a map of NYC on hand to pinpoint all the places. Would recommend a listen.

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A forgotten story unfortunately

Revisado: 07-01-23

Most New Yorkers have never heard of The Slocum disaster and that is unfortunate. Over a thousand dead mostly women and children you would think it would be at least mentioned in New York City history. This is a great listen for anyone who is interested in NYC history. Author does a good job and the narration is spot on . The fire and direct aftermath are tough to listen to. The missing and the funerals of whole families is gut wrenching stuff. But should never be forgotten. Highly recommended.

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A fascinating tale

Revisado: 06-17-23

Never heard about this story but boy is it a doozy . Larger than life characters , some I only knew little if nothing about, are covered here very fairly I thought by Blum . He weaves the violence of the Labor Wars against the birth of Hollywood quite well .
Mayer's narration is spot on . He does a fine job with all the characters, and there is a lot, so he doesn't sound the same all the way through. Just enough so you know it's a different person talking. bad narration can kill even the best of audible books. No worries there. As for the cast of characters they are a varied lot . Some good and other downright despicable. Surprisingly to me Darrow comes across as a real sleazy character. But I'd definitely want him as my lawyer especially in this circumstance. Burns is another fascinating guy . D W Griffith who rounds out the 3 major characters really is establishing Hollywood as we will know it . All in all a great listen about a part of American history that I and I'm sure many never heard of. highly recommended .

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A very good listen

Revisado: 05-18-23

Well told story of a little known event now but at the time was a huge story. Very well narrated.

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Pretty crazy story

Revisado: 10-27-22

The best stories are the real stories . This one is really crazy. Well worth the listen. I think these guys are still in my neighborhood today .

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Get your mob on

Revisado: 06-14-21

Ok I read this book when it first came out & was thinking when's the movie version coming ? All these years later it finally made it to Audible but I'm guessing no movie . Looking back now there are some mistakes , Featherstone was not a Green Beret, & maybe you take some of it with a grain of salt, especially first hand accounts but hey it's a good tail of 70's & 80's NYC & how the mob ran things . Good narration , lots of characters and a few heroes . Overall a good summer listen .

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Good listen

Revisado: 06-14-21

Having exhausted pretty much all the NY, Philly, Boston ,Chicago, even Cleveland , true mob stories I was on the hunt for somewhere else . Well did I find a good one in Detroit . I had heard about the Purple Gang when in reading up on Capone & Chicago but only slightly mentioned . Here Burnstein goes into great detail & doesn't stop there . All the ethnic groups get a good telling & of course Hoffa is not left out . Fascinating stuff . There's a lot of names & nick names some may find to much but if you like stories about gangsters this can't be beat .

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Excellent

Revisado: 06-12-21

Outstanding audible book . Tells some amazing stories about the unsung heroes of the Vietnam war . Highly recommended .

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Fascinating

Revisado: 04-10-21

Well detailed account of the final days of the Vietnam war . Heroes and villains all get a mention . Well done. You can almost hear the chopper blades in your head and see the 400 left behind looking up at the last one leaving . Sad

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