| The Westies: Inside New York's Irish Mob Contributor(s): English, T. J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0312362846 ISBN-13: 9780312362843 Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: November 2006 Annotation: WHO WERE THE WESTIES? "THE MOST SAVAGE ORGANIZATION IN THE LONG HISTORY OF NEW YORK STREET GANGS." --Rudolph Giuliani "VIOLENT PSYCHOPATHS." --"New York"" Newsday" "SOME VERY BAD BOYS." --"New York" magazine Even among the Mob, the Westies were feared. Starting with a partnership between two sadistic thugs, Jimmy 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, loan sharking, 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. "Must reading...will shock even the most hardened readers." --"Playboy" "" |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - True Crime | Organized Crime - History | United States - 20th Century - History | United States - State & Local - Middle Atlantic (dc, De, Md, Nj, Ny, Pa) |
| Dewey: 364.1 |
| LCCN: 2006050612 |
| Physical Information: 1.09" H x 5.44" W x 8.27" L (0.85 lbs) 432 pages |
| Themes: - Locality - New York, N.Y. - Geographic Orientation - New York - Ethnic Orientation - Irish - Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic - Cultural Region - Northeast U.S. |
| Features: Illustrated, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: From T. J. English, the New York Times bestselling author of The Corporation: An Epic Story of the Cuban American Underworld, The Westies: Inside New York's Irish Mob is the true account of the vicious gang that ruled Hell's Kitchen from the 1960s through the 1980s. Even among the Mob, the Westies were feared. Starting with a partnership between two sadistic thugs, Jimmy 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, loan sharking, 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 ascension into the annals of crime. This revised and updated chronicle of the Westies served as the basis of the crime film State of Grace, starring Sean Penn, Ed Harris, and Gary Oldman. |
Contributor Bio(s): English, T. J.: - T.J. English is a noted journalist, screenwriter, and author of books, including Paddy Whacked, Born to Kill (which was nominated for an Edgar Award), and The Havana Mob. The Westies (a national bestseller and a New York Times Notable Book) was his first book, and it launched his career as an expert on the multi-ethnic nature of organized crime in America. A former writer for Irish America Magazine, English has also been published in Esquire, Playboy and New York magazine; his screenwriting credits includes work on the television crime dramas NYPD Blue and Homicide, for which he received the prestigious Humanitas Award. |
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