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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. New hardcover in like DJ. Text is clean and free of marks or underlining. Includes bibliography and photographs. 235 pp. Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. Was he New York City's last pirate . . . or its first gangster? This is the true story of the bloodthirsty underworld legend who conquered Manhattan, dock by dock--for fans of Gangs of New York and Boardwalk Empire. "History at its best . . . I highly recommend this remarkable book."--Douglas Preston, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Lost City of the Monkey God Handsome and charismatic, Albert Hicks had long been known in the dive bars and gin joints of the Five Points, the most dangerous neighborhood in maritime Manhattan. For years, he operated out of the public eye, rambling from crime to crime, working on the water in ships, sleeping in the nickel-a-night flops, drinking in barrooms where rat-baiting and bear-baiting were great entertainments. His criminal career reached its peak in 1860, when he was hired, under an alias, as a hand on an oyster sloop. His plan was to rob the ship and flee, disappearing into the teeming streets of lower Manhattan, as he'd done numerous times before, eventually finding his way back to his nearsighted Irish immigrant wife (who, like him, had been disowned by her family) and their infant son. But the plan went awry--the ship was found listing and unmanned in the foggy straits of Coney Island--and the voyage that was to enrich him instead led to his last desperate flight. Long fascinated by gangster legends, Rich Cohen tells the story of this notorious underworld figure, from his humble origins to the wild, globe-crossing, bacchanalian crime spree that forged his ruthlessness and his reputation, to his ultimate incarnation as a demon who terrorized lower Manhattan, at a time when pirates anchored off 14th Street. Advance praise for The Last Pirate of New York "A remarkable work of scholarship about old New York, combined with a skillfully told, edge-of-your-seat adventure story--I could not put it down."--Ian Frazier, author of Travels in Siberia "With its wise and erudite storytelling, Rich Cohen's The Last Pirate of New York takes the reader on an exciting nonfiction narrative journey that transforms a grisly nineteenth-century murder into a shrewd portent of modern life. Totally unique, totally compelling, I enjoyed every page."--Howard Blum, New York Times bestselling author of Gangland and American Lightning. Seller Inventory # 100345
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. New For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos Was He New York City's Last Pirate.Or Its First Gangster? This Is The True Story Of The Bloodthirsty Underworld Legend Who Conquered Manhattan, Port By Port--For Fans Of Gangs Of New York And Boardwalk Empire. Albert Hicks Was A Feared, Shadowy Figure Of The New York Underworld In The Mid-1800S. Handsome And Charismatic, He Was Known To Frequent The Dive Bars And Gin Joints Of The Five Points, The Most Dangerous Neighborhood In Maritime Manhattan. For Years, He Operated Out Of The Public Eye, Rambling From Crime To Crime, Working On The Water, In Ships, Sleeping In The Nickel-A-Night Flops, Drinking In Barrooms Where Rat-Baiting And Bear-Baiting Were Great Entertainments. Hicks's Criminal Career Reached Its Peak In 1860, When He Was Hired, Under An Alias, As An Extra Hand On An Oyster Sloop. His Plan Was To Rob The Ship, Make His Getaway, And Disappear In The Teeming Streets Of Lower Manhattan, As He'd Done Numerous Times Before. But The Plan Went Awry, And The Voyage Turned Into A Massacre. In The Straits Of Coney Island, On A Foggy Night, The Ghost Sloop, Adrift And Unmanned, Was Rammed By Another Vessel. When Police Boarded The Ship To Investigate, They Found Blood And Gore Everywhere, No Bodies, Only The Grisly Signs Of Struggle. A Manhunt Was Launched For The Mysterious Merchant Seaman On The Manifest. Long Fascinated By Gangster Legends, Rich Cohen Tells The Story Of This Notorious Underworld Figure For The First Time, From His Humble Origins To His Incarnation As A Demon Who Terrorized The Five Points And Became The Gangster Most Feared By Other Gangsters, At A Time When Pirates Anchored Off Of 14Th Street. Seller Inventory # 003097
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