An edition of Paddy Whacked (2005)

Paddy Whacked

The Untold Story of the Irish American Gangster

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An edition of Paddy Whacked (2005)

Paddy Whacked

The Untold Story of the Irish American Gangster

  • 3.50 ·
  • 2 Ratings
  • 15 Want to read
  • 0 Currently reading
  • 2 Have read

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; and James "Whitey" Bulger, the ruthless and untouchable Southie legend. Stretching from the earliest New York and New Orleans street wars through decades of bootlegging scams, union strikes, gang wars, and FBI investigations, Paddy Whacked is a riveting tour de force that restores the Irish American gangster to his rightful preeminent place in our criminal history — and penetrates to the heart of the American experience.

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Harper Paperbacks
Language
English
Pages
480

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Cover of: Paddy Whacked
Paddy Whacked
2007, HarperCollins
Electronic resource in English
Cover of: Paddy Whacked
Paddy Whacked: The Untold Story of the Irish American Gangster
February 21, 2006, Harper Paperbacks
Paperback in English
Cover of: Paddy Whacked
Paddy Whacked: The Untold Story of the Irish American Gangster
February 21, 2006, Harper Paperbacks
in English
Cover of: Paddy Whacked
Paddy Whacked: The Untold Story of the Irish-American Gangster
February 15, 2005, William Morrow
in English
Cover of: Paddy Whacked
Paddy Whacked: The Untold Story of the Irish-American Gangster
February 15, 2005, William Morrow
Hardcover in English
Cover of: Paddy whacked
Paddy whacked: the untold story of the Irish American gangster
2005, Regan Books
in English - 1st ed.

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First Sentence

"Who would have guessed that in the early years of the twenty-first century-in an era of rampant jihadism and global paranoia-the highest ranking organized crime figure on the Federal Bureau of investigation's (FBI) Ten most Wanted List was neither a Mafia don nor a Latin American narcotraficante nor a Russian mafiya, but rather an old-style Irish American mob boss from around the way?"

The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Number of pages
480
Dimensions
8.9 x 6 x 1.4 inches
Weight
1.4 pounds

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL9234095M
ISBN 10
0060590033
ISBN 13
9780060590031
Library Thing
190667
Goodreads
97427

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Who would have guessed that in the early years of the twenty-first century-in an era of rampant jihadism and global paranoia-the highest ranking organized crime figure on the Federal Bureau of investigation's (FBI) Ten most Wanted List was neither a Mafia don nor a Latin American narcotraficante nor a Russian mafiya, but rather an old-style Irish American mob boss from around the way?
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August 12, 2010 Edited by IdentifierBot added LibraryThing ID
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April 14, 2010 Edited by Open Library Bot Linked existing covers to the edition.
April 30, 2008 Created by an anonymous user Imported from amazon.com record