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Requiem for Torchy

Requiem for Torchy

Requiem for Torchy

Tony Tripodi

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Año de edición:
2003
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9780595264483
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When Joe Torchy Torchia, the last of Sacramento s legendary great gamblers, died in a hail of bullets in 1970, an era died with him. In his day, The Torch was many things to many people.

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