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The Red Bank: Rum Runner - Part 1, Temperance. An epic saga begins.
Based on the incredible true events surrounding the life of our
great grandfather Giovanni ”Big John” Setaro whose family emigrated
to the United States in 1888 and established an Italian Colony at
the foot of Cooper’s Bridge in Red Bank, NJ. After his father is
murdered by the head of the largest bootlegging ring on the Jersey
Shore, Big John operates a safe house for Italian travelers and
bootleggers located behind the Central Railroad passenger and
freight depot in Red Bank. A trusted associate to many powerful
men, he was a complex man trying to support a family of 13 until
his death in 1949 at Marlboro Mental Hospital. Our story begins
with the Setaro family coming to America from Sassano, Italy in
search of a better life. As his father and uncles begin their new
lives in Red Bank, they find themselves in prison after someone is
murdered down at the Italian Colony. In order to save the family a
”Deal” is cut that sets up the bootlegging routes for what becomes
the largest bootlegging ring in the world! Hear this astonishing
story and the true story behind Columbus Day and the Pledge of
Allegiance as well as the history of bootlegging along the North
Jersey Shore including the rise of Highland Beach, Monmouth Park
and Red Bank!
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