Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Our thing" -- Black hands -- Liquid gold -- Gangbusters -- Bright lights, big cities -- Rumors of war -- The sit-down -- Busted! -- Playing catch-up -- Trial and error -- Electing giovanni -- The roundup.

"This first in-depth study of that historic meeting chronicles how it changed the course of American history by inspiring federal legislation to crack down on labor racketeering; forcing drastic policy revisions within the U.S. Department of Justice; and prompting charges of criminal fraud in one of America's most heatedly contested presidential elections"--Provided by publisher.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.