Dock Boss: Eddie McGrath and the West Side Waterfront
Neil G. Clark
Jun 2017 · Sold by Simon and Schuster
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At a time when New York City’s booming waterfront industry was ruled by lawless criminals, one gangster towered above the rest and secretly controlled the docks for over thirty years. Dock Boss: The Story of Eddie McGrath and the West Side Waterfront explores the rise of Eddie McGrath from a Depression Era thug to the preeminent racketeer on Manhattan’s lucrative waterfront.
McGrath’s life takes readers on a journey through the tail-end of Prohibition, the sordid years of violent gang rule on the bustling waterfront, and finally the decline of the dock mobsters following a period of longshoremen rebellion in the 1950s.
This is the real-life story of the bloodshed that long haunted the ports of New York City.
McGrath’s life takes readers on a journey through the tail-end of Prohibition, the sordid years of violent gang rule on the bustling waterfront, and finally the decline of the dock mobsters following a period of longshoremen rebellion in the 1950s.
This is the real-life story of the bloodshed that long haunted the ports of New York City.
At a time when New York City’s booming waterfront industry was ruled by lawless criminals, one gangster towered above the rest and secretly controlled the docks for over thirty years. Dock Boss: The Story of Eddie McGrath and the West Side Waterfront explores the rise of Eddie McGrath from a Depr...
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About the author
Neil G. Clark, is a researcher and writer who has conducted over five years of investigation on the topic.
The book is based on over a thousand previously unreleased law enforcement reports on waterfront gangsters,
hundreds of rare archival records,
interviews, dozens of trial transcripts, and numerous newspapers accounts.
The book is based on over a thousand previously unreleased law enforcement reports on waterfront gangsters,
hundreds of rare archival records,
interviews, dozens of trial transcripts, and numerous newspapers accounts.
Neil G. Clark, is a researcher and writer who has conducted over five years of investigation on the topic.
The book is based on over a thousand previously unreleased law enforcement reports on waterfront gangsters,
hundreds of rare archival records,
interviews, dozens of trial transcripts, an...
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