The story of Johnny "Pops" Papalia is the story of the Mafia in Canada. It is a story that begins and ends on the same, small, working-class street in Hamilton, Ontario, where Johnny Pops was born and where he was shot dead at the age of 73. This book is the dramatic account of his bloody rise to power, his rocky tenure as the most powerful Mafia boss in Canada, his connections with the New York mob, and his inevitable gangland slaying. Few Canadians have lived a life so large and so violent.
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The story of Johnny "Pops" Papalia is the story of the Mafia in Canada. It is a story that begins and ends on the same, small, working-class street in Hamilton, Ontario, where Johnny Pops was born and where he was shot dead at the age of 73. This book is the dramatic account of his bloody rise to power, his rocky tenure as the most powerful Mafia boss in Canada, his connections with the New York mob, and his inevitable gangland slaying. Few Canadians have lived a life so large and so violent.
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Very Good. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. Light Creasing on Front, Rear Covers; Moderate Creasing on Spine; Front, Rear Covers, Spine Lightly Chipped; Edges Lightly Soiled; Moderate Yellowing Due to Age. NATIONAL BESTSELLER. Includes never-before published information on the dramatic court case following the murders. COVER PHOTO: Johnny Pops Papalia under arrest in 1961. The Toronto Star/E. Roworth. COVER DESIGN: Verve Graphic Design Consultants Inc. (Toronto). SYNOPSIS: Shortly after lunch, on May 31, 1997, Johnny Papalia--a man known as Johnny Pops, Canada's Capone, Godfather, and The Enforcer--was gunned down outside his office at 10 Railway Street in Hamilton. For close to 40 years, gangsters across Canada bowed to the fearsome will of Johnny Pops Papalia, a Mafia chieftain who rose from a working-class ghetto to hold a tenuous grip on organized crime. Journalist Adrian Humphreys followed the life, business and influence of Papalia and using an intriguing blend of sources--from gangsters and street rogues to police and honest citizens--he recreates that shadowy world and reveals a man who could be as brutal as he was generous. The Enforcer takes the reader inside the Mafia's inner sanction and reveals the power it wields. Adrian Humphreys reports on crime and justice issues for the National Post following a nine-year, award-winning career as a reporter at The Hamilton Spectator. He covered the shooting of Johnny Papalia, attended his funeral, and remains an avid investigator of Canadian organized crime.
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Good. Johnny Pops Papalia, A Life and Death in the Mafia. Good condition. Moderate wear. Binding fairly tight, pages age toned. Pictures available upon request. dw.
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