In Hoffa's Shadow: A Stepfather, A Disappearance in Detroit, and My Search for the Truth
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- Synopsis
- On July 30, 1975, Jimmy Hoffa, the renowned former leader of the Teamsters union, disappeared in broad daylight from the parking lot of the Machus Red Fox restaurant, in a Detroit suburb. Hoffa was one of the most famous people in America. His disappearance was a national sensation and proved to be one of the best-executed unsolved crimes in American history. Now, in this groundbreaking book, the distinguished legal thinker Jack Goldsmith illuminates Hoffa's disappearance and influence from a vital--and unexpected--new perspective. As a boy, Goldsmith adored his stepfather, Chuckie O'Brien, who was known to the world as Jimmy Hoffa's right-hand man of many years. Following Hoffa's disappearance, the FBI publicly accused O'Brien of picking up Hoffa at the Machus Red Fox and driving him to his death on behalf of the mob. As Goldsmith grew older and pursued a career in law and government, he began to doubt, and to distance himself from, the man he once revered. It was only years later, when Goldsmith was serving as an assistant attorney general in the George W. Bush administration and investigating the government's misuse of surveillance powers, that he began to reconsider O'Brien and his legacy. In Hoffa's Shadow tells the moving story of how Goldsmith reunited with the stepfather he once disowned and then set out to unravel one of the twentieth century's most persistent mysteries and to clear O'Brien's name. Goldsmith presents evidence that his stepfather did not betray Hoffa and relates his discussions with FBI agents who worked the case over the decades. He casts new light on the architects of Hoffa's disappearance, on the century-old surveillance state, and on how government investigators can ruin innocent lives through mistakes, neglect, and abuse. Goldsmith also explores the rise and fall of Hoffa, the mob, and labor unions, and--above all--probes the heartrending complexities of love and loyalty.
- Copyright:
- 2019
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 363 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780374175658
- Publisher:
- Farrar, Straus & Giroux
- Date of Addition:
- 12/16/19
- Copyrighted By:
- Jack Goldsmith
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs, Business and Finance, Law, Legal Issues and Ethics
- Submitted By:
- Terry Gorman
- Proofread By:
- Terry Gorman
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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