15 records matched your query       

Author:

Birkbeck, Matt, author.

Title:

The life we chose : William "Big Billy" D'Elia and the last secrets of America's most powerful mafia family / Matt Birkbeck.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

William Morrowan imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers,

Copyright Date:

2023

Description:

x, 260 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm

Contents:

Pittston -- Russell -- Initiation -- Learning the ropes -- The league -- Gold Coast -- Deportation -- Good for everybody -- The box -- In, out, and in again -- The fixer -- Moving on -- Tookie -- Coming home -- Making do -- The wild, wild west -- The end of an era -- The boss -- Frank -- The beginning of the end -- Take it to the grave.

Summary:

An investigative journalist takes readers deep inside the inner workings of the mob from the perspective of William "Big Billy" D'Elia, the "adopted son" of legendary organized crime boss Russell Bufalino who was a witness and participant to major historical events that have stymied law enforcement to this day.

ISBN:

006323467X
9780063234673

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1388362436

LCCN:

bl2023022717

Locations:

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

CDPF771 -- Clive Public Library (Clive)

VXPE964 -- Decorah Public Library (Decorah)

TFPI826 -- Scott County Library System (Eldridge)

RUPC135 -- Manson Public Library (Manson)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

GOPG641 -- Marshalltown Public Library (Marshalltown)

LAPH975 -- Sioux City Public Library (Sioux City)