Monk Eastman: The Gangster Who Became a War Hero
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780307280374 (0307280373)
Publisher: Vintage
Pages no: 432
Edition language: English
Pet shop owner.Petty thief.Pimp.Street brawler.Leader of a street gang 2,000 strong, the most feared on the Lower East Side of New York City by 1900.Muscle for the corrupt Tammany Hall political machine.Convict.A colorful life, and worthy of a biography....but that was only half of Monk Eastman's st...