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Author
Publisher
Regan Books
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Here is the shocking true saga of the Irish American mob. In Paddy Whacked, bestselling author and organized crime expert T. J. English brings to life nearly two centuries of Irish American gangsterism, which spawned such unforgettable characters as Mike "King Mike" McDonald, Chicago's subterranean godfather; Big Bill Dwyer, New York's most notorious rumrunner during Prohibition; Mickey Featherstone, troubled Vietnam vet turned Westies gang leader;...
Author
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"T.J. English offers a front-row seat at the trial of Whitey Bulger, and an intimate view of the world of organized crime--and law enforcement--that made him the defining Irish American gangster. For sixteen years, Whitey Bulger eluded the long reach of the law. For decades one of the most dangerous men in America, Bulger--the brother of influential Massachusetts senator Billy Bulger--was often romanticized as a Robin Hood-like thief and protector....
Author
Series
Publisher
HarperCollinsEspañol
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
Español
Description
"Providence, Rhode Island, 1986. Danny Ryan, de veintinueve años, es un estibador muy trabajador, un esposo amoroso, un amigo leal y, ocasionalmente, un "músculo" del sindicato del crimen irlandés que supervisa gran parte de la ciudad. Anhela algo más y sueña con empezar de cero, en algún lugar lejano. Pero cuando una Helena de Troya moderna desencadena una guerra entre facciones mafiosas rivales, Danny se ve envuelto en un conflicto del que...
Publisher
A & E Television Networks
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
"Long before the Mafia, Murder Inc., and the African-American gangster, 'Paddy' was plundering and pilfering the stars and stripes. Once called the 'National Scourge', 'The Shame of the Cities', and 'The White Man's Burden', the Irish Mob rose from hellish slums riddled with disease, vice, and death. The Potato Famine wiped out a third of Ireland's population, and for those escaping the disaster, America offered hope. They arrived in swarms, starving...
Publisher
A&E Home Video
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
A band of Chicago counterfeiters hatched a plot to steal the President's body from its tomb outside Springfield, Illinois, and hold it for a ransom of $200,000. The story shows how important this beloved President remained to public so unprepared for his violent death in 1865.
13) Loved and feared: Buddy McLean, boss of the notorious Winter Hill Gang during Boston's Irish mob war
Author
Publisher
Strategic Book Publishing and Rights Co
Pub. Date
[2019.
Language
English
Description
"During the 1950s and '60s, Buddy McLean had the reputation as the toughest man walking the streets of Boston. Hundreds challenged him. No one could take him. In the same time span, the young truck driver/longshoreman from Somerville began building a criminal enterprise. Years later, it became known as the Winter Hill Gang. In 1961, Buddy faced confrontation with the ruthless and violent McLaughlin brothers of nearby Charlestown. When he wouldn't...
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