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      ISBN: 1886094772

      ISBN13: 9781886094772

      Thirty Years in the Trenches Covering Crooks, Characters and Capers

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      These are stories you won't read about in the Chicago guide books or travel brochures. Examine Justice Department transcripts involving mobsters and their victims. Meet some of Chicago's legendary characters. Listen in on high class hookers and escorts telling their secrets. Try to solve some of Chicago's most fascinating mysteries. Read about who gets the gravy and who doesn't in a TV newsroom. John Drummond takes you with him as he gets his story -- stories that are sometimes hilarious, sometimes brutal, sometimes poignant, and always fascinating. Book jacket. This description may be from another edition of this product.

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      Thirty Years in the Trenches Covering Crooks, Characters and Capers

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      What a fasinating book.I knew Chicago had a past history but to see through the eyes of one of the true beat reproters.Great reading.What a character Mr Drummond is.Just wonderful reading.

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      Rated 4 stars
      A great yarn from a legendary reporter.

      By Thriftbooks.com User,

      Drummond, a reporter with CBS-owned Channel 2 in Chicago for many years, is best known for covering the "Outfit" in Chicago. As any Chicagoan can attest, he also covered many characters and other crooks, besides the big fish that hogged the headlines. Although there is a chapter on Tony "Big Tuna" Accardo, Drummond wisely focuses on the little guys that many of us forgot. This is a smart choice, for much is already written...

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