On The Waterfront by Budd Schulberg

On The Waterfront by Budd Schulberg

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Former boxer Terry Malloy and his brother Charley, the crooked lawyer known to all as 'the Gent', are members of the tough, mobster-connected New York Longshoremen Union, run by Johnny Friendly. Johnny and his goons rule the waterfront with an iron fist, meaning that if you want to stay alive, you do things Johnny's way.

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On The Waterfront by Budd Schulberg

Former boxer Terry Malloy and his brother Charley, the crooked lawyer known to all as 'the Gent', are members of the tough, mobster-connected New York Longshoremen Union, run by Johnny Friendly. Johnny and his goons rule the waterfront with an iron fist, meaning that if you want to stay alive, you do things Johnny's way.
'White-hot fiction' The New York Times
BUDD SCHULBERG, the son of a Hollywood film producer, was born in New York in 1914. He is the author of What Makes Sammy Run, The Harder They Fall and The Disenchanted, and the founder of the Watts Writers Workshop. He died in 2009.
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ISBN 13 9780749080297
ISBN 10 0749080299
Title On The Waterfront
Author Budd Schulberg
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Allison & Busby
Year published 2008-03-24
Number of pages 416
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.