| Description |
312 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
Act 1. Little Nicky & Crazy Phil ; In plain sight ; La cosa nostra (This thing of ours) ; Young Philip ; Uncle Nick ; Ducktown ; Yardville ; I'inizio (The beginning) ; The world's playground ; The resurrection ; Becoming a killer ; Sending a message ; The payback ; Losing control ; The big shot is dead ; The Ides of March, part I (1980) ; Blood oath ; Thank God for the American jury system ; The Ides of March, part II (1981) -- Act 2. The dawn of a new era ; The new king is crowned ; A whole new ballgame ; The fine art of revenge ; The prelude to a war ; An old foe returns ; The summer of '82 ; Taking a break ; Business as usual ; Cleaning the boat ; Falling apart ; Back in business ; Dead man walking ; Heading south for the winter ; Memories ; The underboss ; The beginning of the end ; US v. Nicodemo Scarfo, Philip Leonetti, et al. -- Act 3. Good-bye, good riddance ; The end of an era ; On the road again ; Starting over ; The diary of a madman ; Lost at sea ; Going home ; The back nine ; Looking back, moving forward ; The new millennium ; Que sera, sera. |
| Summary |
The author writes of his experiences as the underboss of the notorious Philadelphia Mafia in the nineteen eighties under his uncle Nicky Scarfo, and how he helped to bring down several powerful criminals by informing for the federal government. |
| Subject |
Scarfo, Nicodemo Domenic, 1929-2017
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Mafia -- New Jersey -- Atlantic City.
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Mafia -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
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Organized crime -- New Jersey -- Atlantic City.
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Organized crime -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
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| Added Author |
Burnstein, Scott M.
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Graziano, Christopher.
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| ISBN |
9780762445837 |
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0762445831 |
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