The Brothers Bulger: How They Terrorized and Corrupted Boston for a Quarter Century
Registered by 
haahaahaa98
of Watertown, Massachusetts USA on 11/15/2013
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
haahaahaa98 of Watertown, Massachusetts USA on 11/15/2013 This Book is Currently in the Wild!
2 journalers for this copy...
To be read soon.
Somewhat tedious (about 80 pages left) but a solid journalistic introduction to Boston's most famous mobster.
The Brothers Bulger: How They Terrorized and Corrupted Boston for a Quarter Century by Howie Carr
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Howie Carr's classic account of both Bulger brothers. There's a bit of sensationalist journalism, but the text is definitely dense and informative, and riddled with side players, majors players, etc. The book might seem dated now that Whitey Bulger has been caught, but it remains an interesting read, and the reader gets to learn about the underworld of Boston and how that underworld infiltrated public life, both public service and law enforcement.
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The Brothers Bulger: How They Terrorized and Corrupted Boston for a Quarter Century by Howie CarrMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Howie Carr's classic account of both Bulger brothers. There's a bit of sensationalist journalism, but the text is definitely dense and informative, and riddled with side players, majors players, etc. The book might seem dated now that Whitey Bulger has been caught, but it remains an interesting read, and the reader gets to learn about the underworld of Boston and how that underworld infiltrated public life, both public service and law enforcement.
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Journal Entry 3 by haahaahaa98 at Algiers, 40 Brattle Street, Harvard Sq. in Cambridge, Massachusetts USA on Wednesday, April 30, 2014
haahaahaa98 at Algiers, 40 Brattle Street, Harvard Sq. in Cambridge, Massachusetts USA on Wednesday, April 30, 2014
Released 9 yrs ago (5/14/2014 UTC) at Algiers, 40 Brattle Street, Harvard Sq. in Cambridge, Massachusetts USA
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
To be released at local bookcrossing meeting, May 2014, in Cambridge MA.
On a whim, I searched the listings at AbeBooks and eBay for the keywords "bookcrossing" or "BCID" or variants, and found several listings that included some reference to BC labels in the descriptions. (I don't mind seeing BC books in bookstores or for sale - that's part of a book's life cycle as far as I'm concerned. And in this case the BC info was preserved, so that's good too.) I decided to order a few of those books so I could re-release them, and this one arrived today. And to my surprise, it's one of haahaahaa98's!
Later: I knew bits and pieces of the Bulger story just by osmosis, hearing or reading news items as they popped up, but I'd never delved into their story in depth. This book revealed a lot of the (not surprisingly) sordid background, as well as the insidious influence they had.
Since the book came out while Whitey Bulger was still a fugitive, its "he's still missing" ending has lost a little punch; he was captured in 2011 after a very respectable period as a fugitive, and went to prison as an octogenarian - only to suffer an exceedingly brutal and grisly death at the hands of other mobsters...
Later: I knew bits and pieces of the Bulger story just by osmosis, hearing or reading news items as they popped up, but I'd never delved into their story in depth. This book revealed a lot of the (not surprisingly) sordid background, as well as the insidious influence they had.
Since the book came out while Whitey Bulger was still a fugitive, its "he's still missing" ending has lost a little punch; he was captured in 2011 after a very respectable period as a fugitive, and went to prison as an octogenarian - only to suffer an exceedingly brutal and grisly death at the hands of other mobsters...
Journal Entry 5 by 
GoryDetails
at Little Free Library, Atkinson Academy in Atkinson, New Hampshire USA on Sunday, August 2, 2020
GoryDetails at Little Free Library, Atkinson Academy in Atkinson, New Hampshire USA on Sunday, August 2, 2020
Released 3 yrs ago (8/2/2020 UTC) at Little Free Library, Atkinson Academy in Atkinson, New Hampshire USA
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
Guidelines for safely visiting and stocking Little Free Libraries during the COVID-19 pandemic, from the LFL site here.I left this book in the Little Free Library; hope someone enjoys it!
[See other recent releases in NH here.]
*** Released for the 2020 Keep Them Moving challenge. ***
