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Article: Hoffa.
- Article from:
- Michigan Law Review
- Article date:
- May 1, 1993
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The food at Machus Red Fox May not be famous, but the parking lot is. There, on July 30, 1975, Jimmy Hoffa kept his Int appointment with some mafia thugs, thus bringing a quick end to his campaign to regain the presidency of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. Hoffa was a key figure in building the modern American labor movement, but he also bears much of the blame for solidifying the ties between one of America's largest unions and organized crime.
Arthur Sloane's recent biography, entitled simply Hoffa, explores the rise and fall of this intriguing character. Professor Sloane follows a chronological sequence of events. Hoffa came from humble ...