Paddy whacked by tj english5/26/2023 At once a brilliant social history, a startling examination of the dark side of the American. Stretching from the earliest New York and New Orleans street wars through decades of bootlegging scams, union strikes, gang wars, and FBI investigations, Paddy Whacked is a riveting tour de force that restores the Irish American gangster to his rightful preeminent place in our criminal history and penetrates to the heart of the American experience. Paddy Whacked: The Untold Story of the Irish-American Gangster. English brings to life nearly two centuries of Irish American gangsterism, which spawned such unforgettable characters as Mike "King Mike" McDonald, Chicago's subterranean godfather Big Bill Dwyer, New York's most notorious rumrunner during Prohibition Mickey Featherstone, troubled Vietnam vet turned Westies gang leader and James "Whitey" Bulger, the ruthless and seemingly untouchable Southie legend. In Paddy Whacked, bestselling author and organized crime expert T. Here is the shocking true saga of the Irish American mob.
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