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Mob star : the story of John Gotti / Gene Mustain, Jerry Capeci.
Van Pelt Library HV6248.G615 M87 2002
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mustain, Gene.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Gotti, John.
- Criminals--United States--Biography.
- Criminals.
- Organized crime.
- United States.
- Organized crime--United States--Case studies.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Case studies.
- Physical Description:
- xxx, 378 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Indianapolis, IN : Alpha Books, [2002]
- Summary:
- He was a little-known wiseguy out of Howard Beach, Queens, who blasted his way into the public eye with the assassination of Gambino Family boss Paul Castellano in December 1985, a rubout that's the stuff of Mafia legend. Ruthless, cunning, and tougher than the streets that produced him, John Gotti seized control of the nation's most powerful crime family, beat the law on rap after rap, and became an American legend. First published in 1988 and fully revised and updated for this edition, Mob Star traces John Gotti's spectacular rise and eventual downfall after the betrayal of his closest ally, Salvatore "Sammy Bull" Gravano. At his death, ten years after he was jailed for life and four years after he began battling cancer, John Gotti was still the biggest name in today's Mafia.
- Contents:
- 1 Table for Six 1
- 2 The Nice N EZ Bug 13
- 3 Meet the New Boss 21
- 4 I Forgotti! 29
- 5 Blown to Bits 41
- 6 We're Ready for Freddy 49
- 7 The Rockaway Boy 57
- 8 Velvet Touch 71
- 9 Club Lewisburg 77
- 10 Hoodlum's Hoodlum 83
- 11 Making His Bones at Snoope's Bar 91
- 12 Dying in a State of Grace 99
- 13 Johnny Boy Gets His Button 107
- 14 The Mayor of 101st Avenue 115
- 15 Boy on a Minibike 127
- 16 Forget About This Phone 133
- 17 I Ain't Going Crazy No More 145
- 18 The Merchants of Ozone Park 157
- 19 Babania Madness 171
- 20 Four Souls on Board 183
- 21 On the Carpet with Big Paul 195
- 22 Betrayers Betrayed 207
- 23 The Last Stage 221
- 24 Let the Play Begin 233
- 25 Brucification 241
- 26 The Art of Being Mendacious 251
- 27 Way to Go, Mr. G! 261
- 28 The Fix 273
- 29 Teflon Don 281
- 30 Heroin Redux 291
- 31 Mulberry Street 299
- 32 Nettie's Place 307
- 33 Tickling the Wire 317
- 34 Invincibility Legend 327
- 35 Proven 337.
- Notes:
- "Fully revised and updated for this edition"--P. [4] of cover.
- Includes index.
- ISBN:
- 0028644166
- OCLC:
- 50479375
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