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Boston Organized Crime (Images of America) Paperback – January 30, 2012

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Boston has had its share of bookies and loan sharks, gangsters and wiseguys, hoodlums and hit men. From the Great Brink's Robbery, which was hailed as the crime of the century; to the long-forgotten Cotton Club in Roxbury, where the legendary nightlife kingpin Charlie "King" Solomon was gunned down; to the infamous Blackfriars Massacre, a brutal gangland slaying that left five men dead, slumped over a backgammon game in a cramped basement office--all of these dark moments in time are a part of Boston's history that is rarely spoken about. Boston Organized Crime explores the region's shadier side and takes a closer look at the mobsters and racketeers who once operated in the Greater Boston area. Drawing upon an eclectic collection of crime scene photographs, mug shots, and police documents, author Emily Sweeney takes readers on an eye-opening journey through Boston's underworld, from the bootlegging days of Prohibition to the bloody gangland wars of the 1960s.

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"It's a really fun book to have... I recommend it highly." - Howie Carr, WRKO

"Boston Organized Crime showcases vivid and hard-to-find shots fit to hurtle readers back in time." -Chris Faraone, The Boston Phoenix

"The book is a who's who of gangsters from bit players to mob bosses...a must-have for history buffs, organized crime historians, and anyone interested in law enforcement and underworld figures and events that helped shape Greater Boston as it is today." - Lynn Daily Item

"The book features more than 100 pages of rare crime-scene photography and mug shots...some that have never been published before. Sweeney's book has been praised as a must-have for history lovers, crime historians, and readers interested in the seamier side of great events." - The Boston Globe

"Outstanding....Really well done. Wicked good!" - Jeffrey Gusfield, author of Deadly Valentines

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"Boston has long been a hub for organized crime in New England. Of course, criminals aren't confined by municipal boundary lines. Many gangsters who ruled Boston's streets retreated to quiet, tree-lined roads and big mansions in tony suburbs to get their sleep. Around Boston's periphery, nearby cities like Revere and Somerville had cultivated their own homegrown gangs and underworld networks. As Revere Police Chief Philip Gallo told the Boston Globe in 1967, loan sharks were coming out to Revere to party "because this is where the action is. Revere isn't a bedroom town. We can't put a fence around the place and say 'stay out.'
So the title of this book - Boston Organized Crime - is slightly misleading. It actually covers a much larger geography. These photographs provide a glimpse into the shady corners and back alleys all over the Greater Boston area - places where deals were made, alliances were broken, and people were executed in cold blood."

About the Author

Emily Sweeney is an award-winning journalist who researched and wrote "Greatest Hits: A Mob Tour of Boston" for the Boston Globe and Boston.com. Sweeney is also featured as a guest commentator in Stranger Than Fiction: The True Story of Whitey Bulger, Southie, and The Departed, a documentary film about organized crime in South Boston.

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128 pages
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Arcadia Publishing
Publication date

January 30, 2012
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6.5 x 0.31 x 9.25 inches
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0738576735
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978-0738576732
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Through a collection of vintage photographs, the Images of America series allows readers to explore the history that makes each city, town, or state unique.


People	Places	Landmarks	Industries


	Danvers State Hospital	Salem	Eastport	Block Island	Hampton and Hampton Beach	Lake Champlain Islands
More History from New England	Danvers State Hospital revolutionized mental health care for more than a century, beginning in 1878. Today, it's buildings still have stories to tell.	Though quiet and unobtrusive, Salem is blossoming with new citizenry, and it is still uncovering history with recent archaeological excavations. Mystery and untold history come together in Salem.	Far on the northeastern coast of Maine sits a small island whose size belies the depth of its storied past.	Within these pages, meet the early residents of the island and learn how this farming and fishing community first developed as a summer resort destination in the late 1800s.	This fascinating volume contains over two hundred old photographs. Vintage images of Hampton Beach show the resort through its many changes.	Located in the far northwest corner of the state, the islands are well known as a shoreline retreat for all of New England, with their small-town feel and picturesque farmlands.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Arcadia Publishing (January 30, 2012)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 128 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0738576735
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0738576732
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 10.4 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.5 x 0.31 x 9.25 inches

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Emily Sweeney is a staff reporter at The Boston Globe and author of several nonfiction books, including BOSTON ORGANIZED CRIME, GANGLAND BOSTON, and DROPKICK MURPHY: A LEGENDARY LIFE. A proud native of Dorchester, Sweeney has made a number of appearances on TV and radio shows, and is featured in "Bloody Boston," a two-part documentary special on the Reelz channel; “Stranger Than Fiction: The True Story of Whitey Bulger, Southie and The Departed,” a bonus feature on the DVD of the Oscar-winning movie The Departed; and the forthcoming Netflix series “How To Become A Mob Boss.”

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K. French

New England organized crime wrapped up in a nutshell

Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2022

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I liked the part of Patracha’s attest in Springfield Mass.the address it was the coin op “business” on Atwells Ave. in Providence RI,for all you history buffs out there it is a sandwich shop named Wiseguys,Emily Sweeney could have written another book on this subject,Howie Winter was written about but Pat Nee was neglected and a few others perhaps in the future there might be another book that involves that history

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Jason P Leary

Thrilling ride through the dark side of Boston history

Reviewed in the United States on April 7, 2020

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I loved this book cover to cover. Going way beyond the usual names of Patriarcha and Bulger, Emily Sweeney guides the reader all over Eastern Massachusetts to the characters, faces, places, and eventual bloodstains of this region's criminal past. Superbly told through succinct write-ups going back almost a century and engaging photos (many by the author herself), this is an exciting, troubling, and even at times sad read, as there is coverage of not only the bad guys, but the good guys who were caught in their world. A must for any true crime fan, mobster fan, or a Boston history enthusiast.

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Reviewed in the United States on July 7, 2012

Even more than the hundreds of other books in this "Images of America" series of picture books, this one is very helpful for keeping track of the local bad guys--who is who and who did what, when, and where. The book is almost entirely pictures and picture captions organized more or less chronically. In addition to the many mug shots, crime scenes and mobster's private homes, the book also includes pictures of some of the police who brought the gangsters to justice and of course, both open car trunks with rotting corpses as well as fancy funerals.
Absent from the book are a lot of the tabloid pictures of dead mobsters lying in the street with blood running into the nearby sewer. The one photo similar to that description just shows the victim's hat in the street and a trail of blood leading from it to the manhole cover next to the curb. Only a few photos show actual victims still lying where they were killed.
Even without lots of tabloid blood and guts, this is a particularly helpful reference book about the organized mobsters and gangs that plagued the New England area. It's nice to have a face to go with the thug and a picture of the crime scene or the places where the mobsters lived and worked.
This reference book is worth every penny of its retail price.

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Reviewed in the United States on November 5, 2017

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great

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HENRY DIORIO

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Reviewed in the United States on July 31, 2017

ex book

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Good read

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Reviewed in the United States on May 2, 2017

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All it was, were photos I already seen before.

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Rich Bergeron

Who knew there was this much Mob history in the Boston area?

Reviewed in the United States on March 24, 2012

New York and Vegas mob scenes have been extremely well documented. We have all the Scorcese films to illustrate all that, but nothing cinematic to chronicle the rich mafia and organized crime history in our own backyard. Emily's book shows that the underbelly of organized crime in the Boston area is well established and worthy of this fantastic history book. Any number of characters in this true story would make great movie subjects. My favorite was the story of the guy who got whacked and dumped in a quarry wearing a tuxedo, and only a handful of cops went to his funeral. Like Goodfellas and some of the other famous mafia movies, the moral of the story is: crime doesn't pay. This book is full of incredible photos of the before and after mob hideouts and hangouts as well as mug-shots and casual pictures of a myriad of mobsters and hoodlums. Whether you have any connection to Boston or not, the history here is incredibly detailed and put together in tight-knit pages full of life and energy. Emily is a dedicated professional who obviously did her homework here.

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