GANGSTERS AND GOODFELLAS The Mob, Witness Protection, and Life on the Run

Hill (Henry) as told to Russo (Gus)

ISBN 10: 1590770293 / ISBN 13: 9781590770290

Published by M. Evans & Co. (New York), 2004

About this Item

Hardback, 1st US edn. PRESENTATION COPY SIGNED. When Henry Hill entered the Witness Protection Program, he was certain that his criminal days had finally come to an end. He was wrong. For over 20yrs. Henry Hill lived the high life as a powerful member of the Lucchese crime family, a life immortalized in Martin Scorsee's classic film 'Goodfellas'. After his arrest in 1980, he disappeared into the Witness Protection Program. With this book, Hill comes clean about his last 20yrs., filling in the gaps about his recent past as well as setting the record straight on his days as a wiseguy. Hill helped authorities bring convictions against over 50 major criminals, both in the US and abroad. While in Witness Protection Program, his life inspired the best-selling book 'Wiseguys'. Illus., Index. 273pp. 8vo. h/back. PRESENTATION COPY SIGNED BY HENRY HILL. Includes loosely inserted coloured photograph of Henry Hill at a book signing (see image). As New in dw.

Seller Inventory # 5864

Bibliographic Details

• Title: GANGSTERS AND GOODFELLAS The Mob, Witness Protection, and Life on the Run
• Publisher: M. Evans & Co. (New York)
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1590770293
• ISBN 13: 9781590770290
• Binding: Hardcover / Hardback
• Edition: First edition.
• Condition: As New
• Dust Jacket Condition: As New
• Signed: signed and inscribed by author
• Seller catalogs:
  • Gangs (incl. Organized Crime) & Drugs

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Synopsis

"In 1980, my life as a goodfella came to an end...I traded my Brioni and Armani suits for t-shirts and jeans. I became a normal citizen. I became Joe Schmoe," says Henry Hill, the author of 'Gangsters and Goodfellas' and subject of 'Wiseguy' - the basis of the blockbuster film, Goodfellas. After a quarter century of silence, Henry Hill can finally tell us the rest of the story. This book picks up where 'Wiseguy' left off, taking readers on the crazy ride of Henry's life - hiding out in the witness protection programme, doing prison time for drug charges, testifying in high-profile heavily guarded Mafia trials, leaving his wife and children, and eventually ending up in the entertainment industry. Including Henry's collection of exclusive photos, the book also reveals Henry's lifelong struggle with addiction, his 'business' relationships that range from mob bosses to movie producers, and how, through everything, he survived.

About the Author

Henry Hill, the inspiration for the book 'Wiseguy' and the movie 'Goodfellas' lives in Los Angeles. Gus Russo, a critically-acclaimed investigative reporter lives in Baltimore.