The Brothers Bulger: How They Terrorized and Corrupted Boston for a Quarter Century.

342 Seiten / p. Aus der Bibliothek von Prof. Wolfgang Haase, langjährigem Herausgeber der ANRW und des International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT) / From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT). - Schnitt gebräunt, ansonsten tadelloser Zustand / Cut browned, otherwise impeccable condition - In this stunning account, nationally known radio host and award-winning columnist Howie Carr reveals for the first time the lives and dark deeds of the infamous Bulger brothers of Massachusetts: William “Billy” Bulger, former president of the Massachusetts State Senate and a dominating political figure; and his brother James “Whitey” Bulger, a vicious and violent criminal who today is the FBI’s second most-wanted man, after Osama Bin Laden. -- For years their familiar story was of two brothers who took different paths out of the Irish enclave of South Boston. Whitey, “the bad son, ” blazed a murderous trail to the top rung of the organized crime ladder. His “good” brother Billy embraced the value of education and used his mastery of the state’s political machine to enhance the lives of his constituents, in the process becoming a powerful force in Massachusetts politics. But in this compelling narrative, Carr uncovers a sinister, picaresque world of FBI turncoats, Mafia alliances with the Irish mob, St. Patrick’s Day shenanigans, political infighting, and the complicated relationship between two brothers who, for a time, were kings. -- An exposé of how the violence of the streets and deals struck in political backrooms shaped Boston for decades, THE BROTHERS BULGER is one of the most compelling real-life family sagas of our time. ISBN 9780446576512