The Westies
Autor T.J Englishen Limba Engleză Hardback – sep 2026
The definitive true story of Hell's Kitchen's savage Irish mob-now the subject of MGM+'s THE WESTIES. This new illustrated hardcover collector's edition features a new introduction by T. J. English.
They emerged from New York City's underworld in the 1970s, when the metropolis was on the brink of collapse. The latest incarnation of the Irish Mob-and the last of a long line of gangsters from Hell's Kitchen-the Westies became notorious for murder, dismemberment, and making their victims' bodies "do the Houdini." Their unlikely alliance with Paul Castellano and the Gambino crime family brought them to the apex of power, but rivalries and betrayal would lead to their spectacular demise.
T. J. English was a young taxi driver and journalist when he began investigating the gang. Published in 1990, his first book hit like a blast of buckshot and became a true-crime classic. Mickey Featherstone and Jimmy Coonan, their wives Sissy and Edna, legendary detective "Publicity Joe" Coffey, and an unforgettable cast of killers, cops, wiseguys, and rats populate this shocking and timeless criminal saga.
Featuring a new introduction by English and illustrations by Brad Norr Design, the definitive account of the Westies returns to hardcover for the first time since its original publication.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781733672320
ISBN-10: 173367232X
Pagini: 378
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.68 kg
Ediția:2nd edition
Editura: Hannibal Boxing Media LLC
ISBN-10: 173367232X
Pagini: 378
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.68 kg
Ediția:2nd edition
Editura: Hannibal Boxing Media LLC
Notă biografică
T. J. ENGLISH is a journalist and author whose work has chronicled organized crime, boxing, race, music, politics, and American subcultures for more than forty years. His books have been translated into multiple languages and praised for their combination of rigorous reporting and literary power.
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WHO WERE THE WESTIES?
"THE MOST SAVAGE ORGANIZATION IN THE LONG HISTORY OF NEW YORK STREET GANGS."
--Rudolph Giuliani
"VIOLENT PSYCHOPATHS."
--New York Newsday
"SOME VERY BAD BOYS."
--New York magazine
Even among the Mob, the Westies were feared. Starting with a partnership between two sadistic thugs, Jimmy Coonan and Mickey Featherstone, the gang rose out of the inferno of Hell's Kitchen, a decaying tenderloin slice of New York City's West Side. They became the most notorious gang in the history of organized crime, excelling in extortion, numbers running, loan sharking, and drug peddling. Upping the ante on depravity, their specialty was execution by dismemberment. Though never numbering more than a dozen members, their reign lasted for almost twenty years--until their own violent natures got the best of them, precipitating a downfall that would become as infamous as their notorious ascension into the annals of crime.
"Must reading...will shock even the most hardened readers."
--Playboy
"THE MOST SAVAGE ORGANIZATION IN THE LONG HISTORY OF NEW YORK STREET GANGS."
--Rudolph Giuliani
"VIOLENT PSYCHOPATHS."
--New York Newsday
"SOME VERY BAD BOYS."
--New York magazine
Even among the Mob, the Westies were feared. Starting with a partnership between two sadistic thugs, Jimmy Coonan and Mickey Featherstone, the gang rose out of the inferno of Hell's Kitchen, a decaying tenderloin slice of New York City's West Side. They became the most notorious gang in the history of organized crime, excelling in extortion, numbers running, loan sharking, and drug peddling. Upping the ante on depravity, their specialty was execution by dismemberment. Though never numbering more than a dozen members, their reign lasted for almost twenty years--until their own violent natures got the best of them, precipitating a downfall that would become as infamous as their notorious ascension into the annals of crime.
"Must reading...will shock even the most hardened readers."
--Playboy
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In the tradition of The Godfather, The Westies is a powerful tale spanning 60 years. A gang of Irish-Americans, the Westies patrolled Manhattan's West Side throughout the '60s, '70s, and '80s. They ruled the tough blue-collar neighborhood of Hell's Kitchen, where bodies were known to literally fall from the sky.
In the tradition of The Godfather, The Westies is a powerful tale spanning 60 years. A gang of Irish-Americans, the Westies patrolled Manhattan's West Side throughout the '60s, '70s, and '80s. They ruled the tough blue-collar neighborhood of Hell's Kitchen, where bodies were known to literally fall from the sky.