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Dock Boss: Eddie Mcgrath And The West Side Waterfront by Neil G Clark
Dock Boss: Eddie Mcgrath And The West Side Waterfront by Neil G Clark
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Dock Boss: Eddie Mcgrath And The West Side Waterfront

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At a time when New York City's booming waterfront industry was ruled by lawless criminals, one gangster towered above the rest and secretly controlled the docks for over thirty years. Dock Boss explores the rise of Eddie McGrath from a Depression Era thug to the preeminent racketeer on Manhattan's lucrative waterfront. McGrath's life takes readers on a journey through the tail-end of Prohibition, the sordid years of violent gang rule on the bustling waterfront, and finally the decline of the dock mobsters following a period of longshoremen rebellion in the 1950s.

Author Biography:

Neil G. Clark, is a researcher and writer who has conducted over five years of investigation on the topic. The book is based on over a thousand previously unreleased law enforcement reports on waterfront gangsters, hundreds of rare archival records, interviews, dozens of trial transcripts, and numerous newspapers accounts.
Release date NZ
August 31st, 2017
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Pages
250
Audience
  • General (US: Trade)
Dimensions
140x210x21
ISBN-13
9781569808139
Product ID
26177779

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