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Product Identifiers
PublisherSt. Martin's Press
ISBN-100312924291
ISBN-139780312924294
eBay Product ID (ePID)143361
Product Key Features
Book TitleWesties : inside New York's Irish Mob
Number of Pages416 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1991
TopicGeneral
IllustratorYes
GenreTrue Crime, Fiction
AuthorT. J. English
FormatMass Market
Dimensions
Item Height1.2 in
Item Weight16 Oz
Item Length6.7 in
Item Width4.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition22
TitleLeadingThe
Reviews"First-rate, dramatic, and compelling."- -New York Newsday "Fascinating."-- The Wall Street Journal "Some very bad boys."-- New York Magazine, "First-rate, dramatic, and compelling."-"-New York Newsday "Fascinating."--"The Wall Street Journal "Some very bad boys."--"New York Magazine
Dewey Decimal364.106/6097471
SynopsisIn the tradition of The Godfather, The Westies is a powerful tale spanning 60 years. A gang of Irish-Americans, the Westies patrolled Manhattan's West Side throughout the '60s, '70s, and '80s. They ruled the tough blue-collar neighborhood of Hell's Kitchen, where bodies were known to literally fall from the sky., Even among the Mob, the Westies were feared. Out of a partnership between two sadistic thugs, James Coonan and Mickey Featherstone, the gang rose out of the inferno of Hell's Kitchen, a decaying tenderloin slice of New York City's West Side. They became the most notorious gang in the history of organized crime, excelling in extortion, numbers running, loansharking, and drug peddling. Upping the ante on depravity, their specialty was execution by dismemberment. Though never numbering more than a dozen members, their reign lasted for almost twenty years-until their own violent natures got the best of them, precipitating a downfall that would become as infamous as their notorious ascension into the annals of crime.
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- 10. Feb. 2023
A wild ride
What a great book TJ English is a great author scary but the real story.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 04. Dez. 2019
The Westies is a great book !
A great account of the Irish gangsters in N.Y. Well written. Hard to put down !Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 19. Okt. 2017
Boys will be boys
They were after money, neighborhood power and revenge, they got it! The price paid was death or prison. Great true crime story, written well and holds your interest.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 30. Aug. 2024
Excellent book about "The Westies"
Great book about organized crime... Irish style...Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 16. Nov. 2015
Awesome book fantastic story
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- 23. Nov. 2021
Good read
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- 09. Jun. 2021
Good Book
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