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David DiSaia: The book on Buddy
01:00 AM EDT on Thursday, July 2, 2009
I recently heard on the Buddy Cianci talk show that he will be coming out with a book shortly. I already read the New York Times bestseller The Prince of Providence, by Mike Stanton. I lived through the Buddy saga and followed his career from when he was first elected mayor of Providence at age 33 in 1974 to his ignominious exit as mayor after being convicted on federal charges of running City Hall as a criminal enterprise and his release from prison, on May 30, 2007.
My advice to people who want to know the real story of Providence and the notorious mayor is that they should read The Prince of Providence, and not some watered-down version about what a wonderful guy Buddy is and how he saved the city from destruction.
DAVID DiSAIA
North Providence
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