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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 364 EAN: 9780060590031 ISBN: 0060590033 Label: Harper Paperbacks Manufacturer: Harper Paperbacks Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 480 Publication Date: March 01, 2006 Publisher: Harper Paperbacks Release Date: February 21, 2006 Studio: Harper Paperbacks Sales Rank: 36712 Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product 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; 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. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Well WrittenI found this to be an extremely well-written book chronicling the Irish mob from the later part of the 1800's to the present day. Some of the historical facts were astounding, leading me to research on my own even further. I also found the history of the mob from the early 1900's to be exciting, giving me a sense of the brutality of the era that erased the movie bred image I had in my mind. It is hard to fathom such an intense life those men and women must have led. Thanks to TJ English I got ... Read More Rating:  - Excellent book, except for a few mistakes and ommissions.This is a great book for the most part. It details how the Irish Mob pioneered the way in which organized crime would be run in America, a system which was then copied blatantly by the Mafia. The book also details the many wars that broke out between the Irish Mob and the Mafia and how in most cases the Irish used superior cunning, ruthlessness and violence to defeat the Mafia and Black Hand for many years. Finally a combination of assimilation into mainsteram society by the Irish, and ... Read More Rating:  - Not Quite the Last Word on Irish GangstersWhile a pioneering effort on the fascinating topic of Irish-American organized crime, I was somewhat disappointed with Paddy Whacked, considering the acclaim this book has received. The general background of Irish gangsters and the problems faced by Irish immigrants seem very well researched but the effort falls way short when you get down to specifics. Bugs Moran (born Adelard Cunin) was not actually Irish but the son of French-Canadian immigrants and his North Side mob, composed of mostly Germans ... Read More Rating: - Introduction to the IrishThis was the first book I read that focused primarily outside of Italian and Jewish organized crime. This is the book that you want to read as an introduction. I personally took an interest in the chapters on Danny Greene and James Bulger and began to read deeper into them. I cannot say how excellent this book is and I recommend it to anyone who is remotely interested. The best thing about this book, is that you don't need to know much about Irish gangsters to read it. It is broken into short stories ... Read More Rating: - Extravagent I think this was exciting story but it was too long. You would have to read too much to find out too little about a character. I mean it was cool to find out all of the illegal activities going on in the Irish Mob but it was to little information spread out threw many pages which takes me days to read. The reason I choose this book was for a school project but it turned out I got some pretty interesting information about the Irish Mob from this book. The author goes to much into detail about unimportant ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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