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 and the gangster who inspired the creation of HBO’s The Sopranos . Richard Linnet provides an inside look this 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.
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 and the gangster who inspired the creation of HBO’s The Sopranos . Richard Linnet provides an inside look this 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.
RICHARD LINNETT was born in Newark, New Jersey and was educated at George Washington University and Columbia University Graduate School of the Arts. He is the co-author, with Roberto Loiederman, of The Eagle Mutiny, the true story of a mutiny on an American ship during the Vietnam War and its tragic aftermath.
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Contents The Garden ix Acknowledgements xi Prologue: They Got Me, Joe 1 1 Diamond Ritchie 11 2 The Longy War 26 3 I'm no Crybaby 45 4 Fortune Son 57 5 Jerry 65 6 The Club Fremont Incident 85 7 Castle Cruel 100 8 Loose Lips 113 9 The Old Gang of Mine 124 10 Cause for Indictment 134 11 The Italian Way 142 12 On the Jolly Trolley 154 13 The Mafia Exists! 162 14 This Thing of Theirs 171 Epilogue: The Curse 182 Timeline 191 Cast of Characters 195 Notes 203 Selected Bibliography 227 Index 231
Contents The Garden ix Acknowledgements xi Prologue: They Got Me, Joe 1 1 Diamond Ritchie 11 2 The Longy War 26 3 I'm no Crybaby 45 4 Fortune Son 57 5 Jerry 65 6 The Club Fremont Incident 85 7 Castle Cruel 100 8 Loose Lips 113 9 The Old Gang of Mine 124 10 Cause for Indictment 134 11 The Italian Way 142 12 On the Jolly Trolley 154 13 The Mafia Exists! 162 14 This Thing of Theirs 171 Epilogue: The Curse 182 Timeline 191 Cast of Characters 195 Notes 203 Selected Bibliography 227 Index 231
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