Where the bodies were buried

Whitey Bulger and the world that made him

438 pages

English language

Published Aug. 27, 2015

ISBN:
978-0-06-229098-4
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OCLC Number:
913712158

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"T.J. English offers a front-row seat at the trial of Whitey Bulger, and an intimate view of the world of organized crime--and law enforcement--that made him the defining Irish American gangster. For sixteen years, Whitey Bulger eluded the long reach of the law. For decades one of the most dangerous men in America, Bulger--the brother of influential Massachusetts senator Billy Bulger--was often romanticized as a Robin Hood-like thief and protector. While he was functioning as the de facto mob boss of New England, Bulger was also serving as a Top Echelon informant for the FBI, covertly feeding local prosecutors information about other mob figures-- while using their cover to cleverly eliminate his rivals, reinforce his own power, and protect himself from prosecution"--

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Finally finished this, and it was very good. Overall a good and interesting read on a very dark chapter in Boston and New England history. Not just about Bulger's trial but looks at the larger picture of law enforcement and U.S. government corruption and arrogance that enabled Bulger's terror era.

(full review on my blog later)

Subjects

  • Organized crime
  • Criminals
  • Irish American criminals
  • Biography
  • History

Places

  • New England