Pleasant Avenue: The Way It Was
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Pleasant Avenue: The Way It Was

by Daniel GolioPublish: Aug 05, 2022Crime Fiction

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In 1930, a six-year-old boy named Donato looks out of his bedroom window and witnesses a murder. He is terrified when questioned by the police so he refuses to identify the shooter, and a friendly close allegiance develops between Donato and the mafia hit man, Richie Rio.

Donato struggles to survive in New York City’s... East Harlem, an environment plagued with roaches, bed bugs and rats running around a four room cold water flat, which he shares with his six brothers and three sisters. Donato lives in constant fear of his alcoholic father, an unemployed laborer, who frequently beats his wife and shoots rats off the kitchen table with his 45-caliber pistol for fun.

Donato’s friend Richie Rio owns a pool hall on Pleasant Avenue during the prohibition era. Richie is mob connected with the Italian Mafia and helps Donato survive the brutal streets of Pleasant Avenue in the mid 1930’s and 1940’s.

In late 1945, Donato is drafted and assigned to work on the Manhattan Project (Atomic Bomb), at Sandia Base, New Mexico. He is threatened by Communist spies to reveal top-secret government information. Donato in fear for his life and unwilling to reveal classified information calls on his friend Riche Rio and the 16th street mob for help.

“Pleasant Avenue: The Way It Was", tells the story of Italian immigrants surviving in the slums of Pleasant Avenue on New York City’s East –side. Told thru the eyes of an Italian-American boy growing up during he great depression. From his early days as a young boy growing up on the real streets of little Italy to the origins of the real Italian mob to his contribution in World War II and finally his participation in Manhattan Project and the spies who tried to steal top secret classified information from the military installation known as Sandia Base, Albuquerque, New Mexico. read more

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BIOGRAPHY
Daniel Golio was born in East Harlem, on Pleasant Avenue in New York City. An author, teacher and restaurant consultant. Mr. Golio started his culinary career as a Sous Chef in Italian restaurants in New York City and then went on to serve as the Director of Food and Beverage for such concerns as the Biltmore, Roosev... elt and Milford Plaza hotels in New York City; as well as the Food and Beverage Director for JFK International airport.

As owner of Manhattan Parties, an upscale event and catering company, Dan has planned events for the television show Entertainment Tonight, and such companies as the Ford Modeling Agency, Cover Girl Makeup, Petrossian Caviar NYC, the Bank of Italy, WBLS Radio in New York and countless television commercials and music videos.

Mr. Golio holds certificates in Wine Appreciation from both the French and German Councils and for over twenty-five years has taught wine appreciation classes for the New School of Social Research and the Art Institute of NYC. He holds a degree in Culinary Arts from New York technical College, a bachelor’s degree in economics and a master’s degree in business from the State University of New York

Although semi-retired, Dan has taken to writing books about food ,wine and the restaurant industry. read more

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Book Detail
Title Pleasant Avenue: The Way It Was
Author Daniel Golio
ASIN B0B8R42PR5
Publish Date 05, Aug 2022
Language English
Page Count 192
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