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Last Pirate of New York : A Ghost Ship, a Killer, and the Birth of a Gangster Nation by Rich Cohen (2019, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherRandom House Publishing Group
ISBN-100399589929
ISBN-139780399589928
eBay Product ID (ePID)10038284721
Product Key Features
Book TitleLast Pirate of New York : a Ghost Ship, a Killer, and the Birth of a Gangster Nation
Number of Pages256 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicMurder / General, United States / 20th Century, General, Criminals & Outlaws
Publication Year2019
IllustratorYes
GenreTrue Crime, Biography & Autobiography, History
AuthorRich Cohen
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight14.4 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2018-049488
TitleLeadingThe
Reviews"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 "Rich Cohen's The Last Pirate of New York is a compulsively readable nonfiction tale of mystery and murder. He captures the city's teeming waterfront of the mid-1800s, crawling with every conceivable Dickensian degenerate and then some, with brilliance. He is one of the finest storytellers there is, and The Last Pirate takes its place alongside Erik Larson's Devil in the White City and Nathaniel Philbrick's In the Heart of the Sea . Pick it up; you won't put it down." --Buzz Bissinger, author of Friday Night Lights "Rich Cohen has a knack for finding untold stories, and a talent for telling them exceptionally well. The tale of the murderous Albert Hicks is by turns upsetting, surprising, grisly, and peculiarly seductive--in other words, perfect material for this fine and original writer." --Daniel Okrent, author of The Guarded Gate " The Last Pirate of New York is a riveting tale of Gotham City's first gangster and most notorious serial killer. Rich Cohen, a superb writer and brilliant storyteller, delivers a chilling true-crime narrative--from murders to manhunt, courtroom to gallows. This book takes you to the darkest places of the human soul, and will keep you up all night once you start it." --Linda Fairstein, author of the Alex Cooper crime novels, "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 "Rich Cohen has a knack for finding untold stories, and a talent for telling them exceptionally well. The tale of the murderous Albert Hicks is by turns upsetting, surprising, grisly, and peculiarly seductive--in other words, perfect material for this fine and original writer." --Daniel Okrent, author of The Guarded Gate
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal364.1092
SynopsisWas 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
LC Classification NumberHV6248.H4527C64 2019
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- Jul 30, 2019
A classic tale - well told
A little known piece of history that rates with Napoleon of Crime of a serial criminal in the US. Well written, it keep your interest.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- Feb 23, 2021
must read for pirate fans
great read: Interesting time in historyVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Feb 10, 2021
Great Book!
This is a fantastic book!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
