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His Gangster Grandpa Was a Big Frog in a Small Pennsylvania Pond

ALL IN THE FAMILY

Russell Shorto’s story of his mobster ancestor is part biography, part local history, and part dark saga of how Sicilian immigrants struggled in America.

Lewis Beale

Published Feb. 8 2021 4:59AM EST

210107-beale-shorto-tease_vhptsd — Courtesy of Russell Shorto

Lewis Beale

Lewis Beale

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