Gangsters of Boston

This book is the first comprehensive account of three centuries of thug life in the city where America began. In chilling new detail, veteran Boston journalist George Hassett reveals the legendary crime stories of Boston -- from Prohibition to the Mafia, the Irish Gang War to Whitey Bulger. The forg [...]
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This book is the first comprehensive account of three centuries of thug life in the city where America began. In chilling new detail, veteran Boston journalist George Hassett reveals the legendary crime stories of Boston -- from Prohibition to the Mafia, the Irish Gang War to Whitey Bulger. The forgotten chapters of Boston gang history are also covered -- from the role of street gangs in the American Revolution to Chinatowns infamous Tong Wars to the murder of number king Daddy Black -- it is all here. Every neighbourhood, every era, every gangster.