And All the Saints by Michael Walsh

And All the Saints by Michael Walsh

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A fictionalized memoir that uses Owen Madden's voice to trace his life from boyhood in England to his heyday in New York as leader of the Gophers, the most violent Irish street gang in Hell's Kitchen.

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And All the Saints by Michael Walsh

No crime figure of our time influenced the course of modern American culture the way Owen Madden did. Starting as the leader of the Gophers, the most violent Irish street gang in Hell's Kitchen, the immigrant Madden rose to prominence as the leading brewer and bootlegger in Prohibition New York. In due course, he also became Mae West's lover, the founder and proprietor of the Cotton Club, the owner of five heavyweight champions of the world, the man who gave his childhood friend George Raft his big break in Hollywood and more. Now, Michael Walsh has created a fictionalised memoir that uses Madden's voice to trace his life from his boyhood in England to his heyday in New York and beyond in one of the most colourful and engrossing books of the season.
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ISBN 13 9780446518154
ISBN 10 0446518158
Title And All the Saints
Author Michael Walsh
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Little, Brown & Company
Year published 2003-02-19
Number of pages 352
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.