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To what extent was Rosario “Russell” Bufalino involved in the disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa in 1975? In the CIA’s recruitment of gangsters to assassinate Fidel Castro? In organizing the historic meeting of crime chieftains in 1957? Even in the production of The Godfather movie?
A uniquely American saga that spans six decades, The Quiet Don follows Russell Bufalino’s remarkably quiet ascent from Sicilian immigrant to mob soldier to a man described by a United States Senate subcommittee in 1964 as “one of the most ruthless and powerful leaders of the Mafia in the United States.”
Secretive—even reclusive—Russell Bufalino quietly built his organized crime empire in the decades between Prohibition and the Carter presidency. His reach extended far beyond the coal country of Scranton, Pennsylvania, and quaint Amish farms near Lancaster. Bufalino had a hand in global, national, and local politics of the largest American cities, many of its major industries, and controlled the powerful Teamsters Union. His influence also reached the highest levels of Pennsylvania government and halls of Congress, and his legacy left a culture of corruption that continues to this day.
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About the Author
Matt Birkbeck (born Brooklyn, N.Y.) is an investigative journalist and critically acclaimed author. He is best known for his books A Beautiful Child: A True Story of Hope, Horror, and an Enduring Human Spirit (2004), which told the story of "Sharon Marshall" and her "father" Franklin Delano Floyd, and the sequel Finding Sharon (2018), which is a memoir about his ten-year effort, along with the FBI and National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, to find Sharon's true identity.Netflix adapted both books for the hit documentary Girl in the Picture, for which Matt served as executive producer.He is also known for Deconstructing Sammy: Music, Money, Madness and the Mob (2008) about the life of Sammy Davis, Jr. and efforts to resolve his debts and his legacy; The Quiet Don (2013), about Mafia boss Russell Bufalino; and A Deadly Secret: The Bizarre and Chilling Story of Robert Durst (2015), about New York real estate scion Robert Durst, who was accused of murdering his wife Kathie Durst and two others. A Deadly Secret was adapted into the 2017 Lifetime movie The Lost Wife of Robert Durst. The book was originally published in 2002.He has authored magazine pieces and features for Boston Magazine, Philadelphia Inquirer, The New York Times, Reader's Digest, Playboy and others, and was a correspondent for People magazine focusing on crime and human interest stories.
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