# The Gang That Couldn’t Shoot Straight

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- Authors: [Jimmy Breslin](https://www.bookquiver.com/jimmy-breslin)
- Language: en_GB
- Published: 1997-09-01

## Description

It was a big bestseller when it was originally published in 1969. It became a major motion picture that provided Robert DeNiro with his first film role. Its title has entered into the language as a catch phrase. And it's terrific fun! The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight is the story of Papa Baccala, a Brooklyn Mafia boss, and Kid Sally Palumbo, a would-be capo who " couldn't run a gas station at a profit even if he stole the customers' cars". There's also Kid Sally's grandmother, who will go to extravagant lengths to see her boy make his mark. A love interest? Sure. Kid Sally's sister tumbles for an artistic type who rides a bicycle and has recently arrived from Calabria... The high adventure begins with a six-day bike race that is only partly responsible for a rash of obituary notices reading: " Died. Suddenly". Eventually it all gets worked out in fine Sicilian fashion -- and, in the end, everybody gets his, in a manner of speaking.

## Editions

### The Gang That Couldn’t Shoot Straight

- Publisher: back_bay
- ISBN: 978-03-1611-174-4
- Pages: 1
- Published: 1997-09-01
- Language: en_GB