In the Godfather Garden : : The Long Life and Times of Richie "the Boot" Boiardo / / Richard Linnett.

In the Godfather Garden 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. The Boot cut his teeth battling the Jewish gang lord Abner Longy Zwillman on the streets of Newark during Prohibition and endured to bec...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Rutgers University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013
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Place / Publishing House:New Brunswick, NJ : : Rutgers University Press, , [2013]
©2013
Year of Publication:2013
Language:English
Series:Rivergate Regionals Collection
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Physical Description:1 online resource (256 p.) :; 42 illustrations
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • The Garden
  • Acknowledgments
  • Prologue: They Got Me, Joe
  • 1. Diamond Ritchie
  • 2. The Longy War
  • 3. I'M No Crybaby
  • 4. Fortunate Son
  • 5. Jerry
  • 6. The Club Fremont Incident
  • 7. Castle Cruel
  • 8. Loose Lips
  • 9. That Old Gang Of Mine
  • 10. Cause For Indictment
  • 11. The Italian Way
  • 12. On The Jolly Trolley
  • 13. The Mafia Exists!
  • 14. This Thing Of Theirs
  • Epilogue: The Curse
  • Timeline
  • Cast Of Characters
  • Notes
  • Selected Bibliography
  • Index
  • About The Author