Dock Boss: Eddie McGrath and the West Side Waterfront Contributor(s): Clark, Neil (Author) |
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ISBN: 1569808139 ISBN-13: 9781569808139 Publisher: Barricade Books
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Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - True Crime | Organized Crime - True Crime | Murder - General - Biography & Autobiography |
Dewey: B |
LCCN: 2017006265 |
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.5" W x 8.2" L (1.05 lbs) 309 pages |
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Price on Product |
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Publisher Description: 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: The Story of Eddie McGrath and the West Side Waterfront 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. This is the real-life story of the bloodshed that long haunted the ports of New York City. |
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