Bibliograph

Whitey Bulger, America's most wanted gangster and the manhunt that brought him to justice, Kevin Cullen and Shelley Murphy

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Whitey Bulger, America's most wanted gangster and the manhunt that brought him to justice, Kevin Cullen and Shelley Murphy

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 431-464) and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrationsmapsplates

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Whitey Bulger

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

823742313

Responsibility statement

Kevin Cullen and Shelley Murphy

Sub title

America's most wanted gangster and the manhunt that brought him to justice

Summary

Chronicles the criminal career of the gangster who provided a protection racket against drug lords, ran illegal gambling, robbed banks, and served as an informant for the FBI until going into hiding for sixteen years. Raised in a South Boston housing project, James "Whitey" Bulger became the most wanted fugitive of his generation. In this story the authors follow his criminal career from teenage thievery to bank robberies to the building of his underworld empire and a string of brutal murders

Table Of Contents

pt. 1. The rise : The lessons of Logan Way ; Stick-up man ; The university of Alcatraz ; Becoming untouchable ; Just don't clip anyone ; Southie is his hometown -- part 2. The reign : A beautiful friendship ; Lancaster Street ; Circles within circles ; Overreach ; The wrong man ; Deep in the haunty -- part 3. The run : A head start ; Where's Whitey? ; St. Monica's west ; Uncontrolled wickedness ; Captured: the man without a country

Target audience

adult

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Contributor