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The President Street Boys

by Frank Dimatteo
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This true crime memoir of 1950s Brooklyn shares a revealing look at life inside the Mafia at the height of its power.

Frank Dimatteo was born into a family of mob hitmen. His father and godfather were shooters and bodyguards for infamous Mafia legends the Gallo brothers. His uncle was a capo in the Genovese crime family and bodyguard to Frank Costello. With family connections like those, Frank knew everybody in the neighborhood—and they knew him. After dropping out of high school, Frank lived gangster-style with the boys on President Street.

In this lively memoir, Frank tells it like it really was growing up in the mob. He shares wild stories about everyone from the old-school Mafia dons and infamous "five families" to the new-breed "independents" who didn't answer to nobody. He had a front row seat as the Gallo gang waged war against wiseguys with more power, more money, and more guns. And he reveals the shocking deathbed confessions that will blow the lid off the sordid deeds, stunning betrayals, and all-too-secret history of the American Mafia.

The President Street Boys was originally self-published as Lion in the Basement.
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Publisher: Kensington Books

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  • Release date: July 26, 2016

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  • ISBN: 9781496705488
  • File size: 927 KB
  • Release date: July 26, 2016

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  • ISBN: 9781496705488
  • File size: 927 KB
  • Release date: July 26, 2016

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Biography & Autobiography True Crime Nonfiction

Languages

English

This true crime memoir of 1950s Brooklyn shares a revealing look at life inside the Mafia at the height of its power.

Frank Dimatteo was born into a family of mob hitmen. His father and godfather were shooters and bodyguards for infamous Mafia legends the Gallo brothers. His uncle was a capo in the Genovese crime family and bodyguard to Frank Costello. With family connections like those, Frank knew everybody in the neighborhood—and they knew him. After dropping out of high school, Frank lived gangster-style with the boys on President Street.

In this lively memoir, Frank tells it like it really was growing up in the mob. He shares wild stories about everyone from the old-school Mafia dons and infamous "five families" to the new-breed "independents" who didn't answer to nobody. He had a front row seat as the Gallo gang waged war against wiseguys with more power, more money, and more guns. And he reveals the shocking deathbed confessions that will blow the lid off the sordid deeds, stunning betrayals, and all-too-secret history of the American Mafia.

The President Street Boys was originally self-published as Lion in the Basement.
Expand title description text
Biography & Autobiography True Crime Nonfiction