An edition of Boston organized crime (2012)

Boston organized crime

Boston organized crime
Emily Sweeney, Emily Sweeney
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An edition of Boston organized crime (2012)

Boston organized crime

Boston has had its share of bookies and loan sharks, gangsters and wiseguys, hoodlums and hit men. From the Great Brink's Robbery, which was hailed as the crime of the century; to the long-forgotten Cotton Club in Roxbury, where the legendary nightlife kingpin Charlie "King" Solomon was gunned down; to the infamous Blackfriars Massacre, a brutal gangland slaying that left five men dead, slumped over a backgammon game in a cramped basement office--all of these dark moments in time are a part of Boston's history that is rarely spoken about. Boston Organized Crime explores the region's shadier side and takes a closer look at the mobsters and racketeers who once operated in the Greater Boston area. Drawing upon an eclectic collection of crime scene photographs, mug shots, and police documents, author Emily Sweeney takes readers on an eye-opening journey through Boston's underworld, from the bootlegging days of Prohibition to the bloody gangland wars of the 1960s.

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Arcadia Pub.
Language
English
Pages
127

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2012, Arcadia Publishing
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2012, Arcadia Pub.
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Table of Contents

Prohibition days
Killing King Solomon
Gambline, robberies, and rackets
The rise (and fall) of the Mafia
Winter Hill vs. the McLaughlins
Gang wars
"The Animal" takes the stand
On the run.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references.

Published in
Charleston, S.C
Series
Images of America, Images of America

Classifications

Library of Congress
HV6452.M4 S84 2012

The Physical Object

Pagination
127 p. :
Number of pages
127

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL25376206M
ISBN 10
0738576735
ISBN 13
9780738576732
LCCN
2011933823
OCLC/WorldCat
754747744

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