Joe Broadmeadow
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Publisher
JEBWizard Publishing
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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"Behind the headlines lies a dark truth. The 1970's saw the rise of a powerful new force in Providence, replacing the once inviolate strangelhold of the Mob. Buddy Cianci's rise to national prominence overshadowed a darker truth. Driven from office by one scandal, returned to office on a wave of nostalgia, Cianci and Providence are forever linked. One man was there for it all. Pat Cortellessa, who went from a small time club owner and Cianci ally...
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English
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Billy "V" Vigeant, born an ordinary kid in the Silver Lake section of Providence, Rhode Island, created an extraordinary career in radio, television, sports marketing, and acting.
He produced exclusive one-on-one interviews with more than 300 Hall of Fame Athletes and Entertainers in his thirty-year career. And he did it his own way.
He created an award-winning radio and television show named Billy "V's" Sports Legends. He received the communicator...
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Language
English
Description
The Dark Underbelly of the Providence Renaissance
The 1970's saw the rise of a powerful new force in Providence (RI), replacing the once inviolate stranglehold of the Mob.
Buddy Cianci's rise to national prominence overshadowed a darker truth.
Driven from office by one scandal, returned to office on a wave of nostalgia, Cianci and Providence are forever, linked.
One man was there for it all. Pat Cortellessa, who went from a small time club owner...
4) Boss Angel
Author
Language
English
Description
When mob boss Gino "The Greek" Suraci is gunned down after a confrontation with a rival boss, doing good in the world is the last thing on his mind. After all, he's dead. But in the most unanticipated of circumstances Gino finds himself face to face with an Angel named Achilles, who makes him an offer he can't refuse.
Return to earth with a list of historical incidents and try to change history.
If he succeeds, his past is forgotten and he is free...
Author
Publisher
JEBWizard Publishing
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"In It's Just the Way It Was: Inside the War on the New England Mob and other stories, Joe Broadmeadow and Brendan Doherty take you inside the investigations, covert surveillances, and murky world of informants in the war against Organized Crime. Make no mistake about it, it was a war targeting the insidious nature of the mob and their detrimental effect on Rhode Island and throughout New England. Indeed, the book reveals the extensive nature of Organized...
Author
Publisher
Jebwizard Publishing
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"In a remarkably personal and intimate story, Jerry Tillinghast talks about his life and the choices he made. Battling alongside his brothers on the streets of Providence. Enlisting in the United States Marine Corps, fighting in Vietnam, and becoming a victim of the politics of that war. Returning to Providence as an angry young man and his choice to hang with the wise guys. The cost of his reputation as a "feared mob enforcer" and the effect on his...
Author
Series
[Josh Williams ; 1
Publisher
JEBwizard Publishing
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"Ambition, Politics, Murder. Elements in the tragic collision of two lives. Anthony 'JoJo' Machado decorated Marine combat veteran and Detective Sergeant Josh Williams, East Providence Police Department. Two men inextricably linked by circumstances beyond their control. One will die. One will face the loss of everything he holds dear. Collision Course is the riveting story of blind political ambition trampling truth. US Attorney Robert Collucci, candidate...
