{"product_id":"the-running-mates-of-steubenville-from-the-north-end-to-whitehall-a-story-of-dean-martin-the-marine-corps-and-redemption-9798253578100","title":"The Running Mates of Steubenville: From the North End to Whitehall: A Story of Dean Martin, the Marine Corps, and Redemption.","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): William G\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Personal Memoirs\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTwo Running Mates. Two Different Paths. One Final Ride.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the smoke-filled, steel-forged streets of 1930s Steubenville, Ohio, Bill and Dino were inseparable. They were \"running mates\"-two Italian kids from the North End who owned the corner of 6th and South, dreaming of a life beyond the blast furnaces. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut the \"Steel Valley\" had different plans for them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile one used a velvet voice to escape the soot and become a Hollywood icon known to the world as \u003cb\u003eDean Martin\u003c\/b\u003e, the other found himself behind the wheel of a getaway car, leading to an eight-year sentence in the Ohio State Penitentiary. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA STORY OF EXILE AND REDEMPTION\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter years of silence and \"grey stone,\" Bill made a vow to leave the shadow of the gangster life behind. He traded the getaway car for the straight-razor, moving to Whitehall, Ohio, to build a life of quiet dignity. For twenty years, he remained in exile-a respected barber who kept the secrets of his past locked away, even as his old friend's face stared back at him from every television screen in America. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA HERO'S SACRIFICE\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWoven into this journey is the factual, harrowing account of \u003cb\u003eCorporal Richard O. Gaumer\u003c\/b\u003e. A Marine who survived the frozen hell of the Chosin Reservoir in Korea, Richard's life was changed forever by a piece of shrapnel and a chance meeting with Heavyweight Champion \u003cb\u003eJoe Louis\u003c\/b\u003e in a Paris hospital. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE FINAL HOMECOMING\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSpanning fifty years of American history-from the Great Depression to the heights of the Rat Pack era-this moving narrative culminates in a 1985 high school reunion. After decades apart, the barber and the star meet one last time to settle the score with the town that made them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSome friendships never fade. Some debts are finally paid. And in the end, every legend eventually comes home.\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47775419269271,"sku":"9798253578100","price":884.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798253578100.webp?v=1777990233","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-running-mates-of-steubenville-from-the-north-end-to-whitehall-a-story-of-dean-martin-the-marine-corps-and-redemption-9798253578100","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}