{"product_id":"king-of-the-godfathers-big-joey-massino-and-the-fall-of-the-bonanno-crime-family-9780806528748","title":"King of the Godfathers: Big Joey Massino and the Fall of the Bonanno Crime Family","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe Last Of The Old-World Mob Bosses--And The Ultimate Betrayal \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e For more than twenty years, Joseph \"Big Joey\" Massino ran what was called the largest criminal network in the U.S., employing over two hundred and fifty made men and untold numbers of associates. The Bonanno family was responsible for over thirty murders, even killing a dozen of its own members to enforce discipline and settle scores. He would be brought down by Salvatore \"Good Looking Sal\" Vitale, the underboss who was not only Massino's closest and most trusted friend, but also his brother-in-law. In the end, facing the death penalty and the prospect of leaving his family penniless, Massino started talking to the FBI--the first Mafia Godfather to break the sacred code of omerta, and the end of a centuries-old tradition. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Written by Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Anthony DeStefano, who interviewed Massino's family and friends as well as law enforcement officials and confidential sources, \u003ci\u003eKing of the Godfathers\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of the brutal mob war that made Massino head of the Bonanno family and the most powerful gangster in America. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"The best and last word on the subject.\" --Jerry Capeci, Gangland News.com and bestselling co-author of \u003ci\u003eMurder Machine\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003e With 16 Pages of Revealing Photos  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnthony Destefano \u003c\/b\u003ewas part of the team of New York \u003ci\u003eNewsday\u003c\/i\u003e reporters who won the 1992 Pulitzer Prize for coverage of the August 1991 subway crash in Manhattan. He covers organized crime for \u003ci\u003eNewsday\u003c\/i\u003e and was the lead reporter on several major criminal trials, including that of subway gunman Bernhard Goetz. He lives in New Jersey.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Citadel Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780806528748\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 344\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.86lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.86h x 6.00w x 0.97d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Anthony M. DeStefano","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36644007936156,"sku":"9780806528748","price":16.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_f3cc8a26-b14b-4317-badc-13cb046a8548.jpg?v=1603857724","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/king-of-the-godfathers-big-joey-massino-and-the-fall-of-the-bonanno-crime-family-9780806528748","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}