Monk Eastman: The Gangster Who Became a War Hero

By Neil Hanson

Book Overview

An intimate biography as well as an epic history, Monk Eastman vividly recounts the life and times of old New York's most infamous gangster-cum-soldier as he made his way from the sooty streets and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0307266559
• ISBN13: 9780307266552
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Knopf
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 1.4" x 6.5"

Customer Reviews

True hard man

Great in depth account of Newyork in those times, simply one of those books you find hard to put down, what a life this man lived, definitely a film should be made.