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"I heard you paint houses" : Frank "the Irishman" Sheeran and closing the case on Jimmy Hoffa, Charles Brandt

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The first words Jimmy Hoffa ever spoke to Frank "the Irishman" Sheeran were, "I heard you paint houses." To paint a house is to kill a man. The paint is the blood that splatters on the walls and floors. In the course of nearly five years of recorded interviews, Frank Sheeran confessed to Charles Brandt that he handled more than twenty-five hits for the mob, and for his friend Hoffa. Sheeran learned to kill in the U.S. Army, where he saw an astonishing 411 days of active combat duty in Italy during World War II. After returning home he became a hustler and hit man, working for legendary crime boss Russell Bufalino. Eventually he would rise to a position of such prominence that then-U.S. Attorney Rudy Giuliani would name him as one of only two non-Italians on a list of 26 top mob figures. When Bufalino ordered Sheeran to kill Hoffa, he did the deed, knowing that if he had refused he would have been killed himself. Sheeran's story includes new information on other famous murders including those of Joey Gallo and JFK, and provides rare insight to a chapter in American history
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eng
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Expanded Paperback Edition.
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x, 366 pages, 16 unnumbered page of plates
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9781586422387
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"I heard you paint houses" : Frank "the Irishman" Sheeran and closing the case on Jimmy Hoffa
Title
"I heard you paint houses"
Title remainder
Frank "the Irishman" Sheeran and closing the case on Jimmy Hoffa
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Charles Brandt
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Frank "the Irishman" Sheeran and closing the case of Jimmy Hoffa
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Subject
Language
eng
Summary
The first words Jimmy Hoffa ever spoke to Frank "the Irishman" Sheeran were, "I heard you paint houses." To paint a house is to kill a man. The paint is the blood that splatters on the walls and floors. In the course of nearly five years of recorded interviews, Frank Sheeran confessed to Charles Brandt that he handled more than twenty-five hits for the mob, and for his friend Hoffa. Sheeran learned to kill in the U.S. Army, where he saw an astonishing 411 days of active combat duty in Italy during World War II. After returning home he became a hustler and hit man, working for legendary crime boss Russell Bufalino. Eventually he would rise to a position of such prominence that then-U.S. Attorney Rudy Giuliani would name him as one of only two non-Italians on a list of 26 top mob figures. When Bufalino ordered Sheeran to kill Hoffa, he did the deed, knowing that if he had refused he would have been killed himself. Sheeran's story includes new information on other famous murders including those of Joey Gallo and JFK, and provides rare insight to a chapter in American history
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contains biographical information
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Brandt, Charles
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364.1060973
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  • portraits
  • plates
  • facsimiles
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no index present
LC call number
HV6446
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non fiction
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  • Hoffa, James R.
  • Sheeran, Frank
  • Bufalino, Russell
  • International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen, and Helpers of America
  • Gangsters
  • Mafia
  • Organized crime
  • Teamsters
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adult
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"I heard you paint houses" : Frank "the Irishman" Sheeran and closing the case on Jimmy Hoffa, Charles Brandt
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rdacontent
Dimensions
23 cm
Edition
Expanded Paperback Edition.
Extent
x, 366 pages, 16 unnumbered page of plates
Isbn
9781586422387
Lccn
bl2016029009
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unmediated
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rdamedia
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  • n
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illustrations, portraits, facsimiles, photographs
Label
"I heard you paint houses" : Frank "the Irishman" Sheeran and closing the case on Jimmy Hoffa, Charles Brandt
Publication
Copyright
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
23 cm
Edition
Expanded Paperback Edition.
Extent
x, 366 pages, 16 unnumbered page of plates
Isbn
9781586422387
Lccn
bl2016029009
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations, portraits, facsimiles, photographs

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