| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
x, 260 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Subject |
D'Elia, William.
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Mafia -- United States -- Biography.
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Bufalino, Russell, 1903-1994.
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| ISBN |
9780063234673 (hardcover) |
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006323467X (hardcover) |
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