The Mafia, CIA and George Bush: The Untold Story of America’s Greatest Financial Debacle – Pete Brewton
The Mafia, CIA and George Bush: The Untold Story of America’s Greatest Financial Debacle – Pete Brewton, S.P.I. Books (1992) 418pp. (S) ***
This book is mistitled. Since its central focus is the Savings and Loans bank scandals of the 1980s, a more apt title would have been to simply use the second part of the title (The Untold Story of America’s Greatest Financial Debacle) as the main and only title. By throwing in the “Mafia, CIA and George Bush,” the unsuspecting reader is much more inclined to be drawn to a book that for the most part has very little to do with George H. W. Bush. Sure, there are passing mentions of Bush, but more ink seems to have been devoted to his son, Neil, who served as a director on the board of Silverado Savings and Loans, that eventually went bust. There is also brief citations of George W. and Jeb Bush.
Clearly Brewton has done a tremendous amount of research for this book. To the average reader, the myriad and plethora of names and relationships is truly mind boggling, which often left this reader overwhelmed. What appears to be a more central figure in Brewton’s story is a Houston business tycoon named Walter Mischer, a character who gets far more mention than Bush. For those looking for a work where Bush Sr. is the central figure, they would do far better to consult Russell Bowen’s The Immaculate Deception: The Bush Crime Family Exposed.
This book is mistitled. Since its central focus is the Savings and Loans bank scandals of the 1980s, a more apt title would have been to simply use the second part of the title (The Untold Story of America’s Greatest Financial Debacle) as the main and only title. By throwing in the “Mafia, CIA and George Bush,” the unsuspecting reader is much more inclined to be drawn to a book that for the most part has very little to do with George H. W. Bush. Sure, there are passing mentions of Bush, but more ink seems to have been devoted to his son, Neil, who served as a director on the board of Silverado Savings and Loans, that eventually went bust. There is also brief citations of George W. and Jeb Bush.
Clearly Brewton has done a tremendous amount of research for this book. To the average reader, the myriad and plethora of names and relationships is truly mind boggling, which often left this reader overwhelmed. What appears to be a more central figure in Brewton’s story is a Houston business tycoon named Walter Mischer, a character who gets far more mention than Bush. For those looking for a work where Bush Sr. is the central figure, they would do far better to consult Russell Bowen’s The Immaculate Deception: The Bush Crime Family Exposed.
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