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Author Linnett, Richard, 1957-

Title In the Godfather Garden : The Long Life and Times of Richie "The Boot" Boiardo / Richard Linnett
Published [Piscataway] : Rutgers University Press, [2013]

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 244 pages) : illustrations
Series Rivergate Regionals Collection
Rivergate Regionals Collection
Contents Prologue : They got me, Joe -- Diamond Ritchie -- The longy war -- I'm no crybaby -- Fortunate son -- Jerry -- The Club Fremont incident -- Castle Cruel -- Loose lips -- That old gang of mine -- Cause for indictment -- The Italian Way -- On the jolly trolley -- The Mafia exists! -- The thing of theirs -- Epilogue : The curse
Summary This is the true story of the life of Richie "The Boot" Boiardo, one of the most powerful and feared men in the New Jersey underworld and the gangster who inspired the creation of HBO's The Sopranos. The author provides an inside look the once-powerful Mafia crew led by the Boot, based on recollections of a grandson of the Boot himself, and complemented by never-before-published family photos
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-230) and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Boiardo, Richie (Richard), 1890-1984.
SUBJECT Boiardo, Richie (Richard), 1890-1984 fast
Subject Criminals -- New Jersey -- Case studies
Mafia -- New Jersey -- Case studies
Organized crime -- New Jersey -- Case studies
TRUE CRIME -- General.
TRUE CRIME -- Organized Crime.
Criminals
Mafia
Organized crime
New Jersey
Genre/Form Biographies
Case studies
Biographies.
Case studies.
Biographies.
Études de cas.
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2012023500
ISBN 9780813560625
0813560624