the Running Mates of Steubenville: From North End to Whitehall: A Story Dean Martin, Marine Corps, and Redemption.

Two Running Mates. Two Different Paths. One Final Ride. In 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. But the "Steel Valley" had different plans for them. While one used a velvet voice to escape the soot and become a Hollywood icon known to the world as Dean Martin, the other found himself behind the wheel of a getaway car, leading to an eight-year sentence in the Ohio State Penitentiary. A STORY OF EXILE AND REDEMPTION After 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. A HERO'S SACRIFICE Woven into this journey is the factual, harrowing account of Corporal Richard O. Gaumer. 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 Joe Louis in a Paris hospital. THE FINAL HOMECOMING Spanning 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. Some friendships never fade. Some debts are finally paid. And in the end, every legend eventually comes home.