{"product_id":"the-last-pirate-of-new-york-a-ghost-ship-a-killer-and-the-birth-of-a-gangster-nation-paperback","title":"The Last Pirate of New York: A Ghost Ship, a Killer, and the Birth of a Gangster Nation - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRich Cohen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWas 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 \u003ci\u003eGangs of New York \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eBoardwalk Empire\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"History at its best . . . I highly recommend this remarkable book.\"--Douglas Preston, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Lost City of the Monkey God\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHandsome 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHis 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLong 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdvance praise for \u003ci\u003eThe Last Pirate of New York\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"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.\"\u003cb\u003e--Ian Frazier, author of \u003ci\u003eTravels in Siberia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"With its wise and erudite storytelling, Rich Cohen's \u003ci\u003eThe Last Pirate of New York\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\"\u003cb\u003e--Howard Blum, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eGangland\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAmerican Lightning\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRich Cohen \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers \u003ci\u003eTough Jews; Monsters; Sweet and Low; When I Stop Talking, You'll Know I'm Dead \u003c\/i\u003e(with Jerry Weintraub); \u003ci\u003eThe Sun \u0026amp; the Moon \u0026amp; the Rolling Stones;\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Chicago Cubs: Story of a Curse\u003c\/i\u003e. He is a co-creator of the HBO series \u003ci\u003eVinyl\u003c\/i\u003e and a contributing editor at \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e. He has written for \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e Harper's Magazine, \u003c\/i\u003eamong other publications. Cohen has won the Great Lakes Book Award, the Chicago Public Library's 21st Century Award, and the ASCAP Deems Taylor Award for outstanding coverage of music. His stories have been included in \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Essays\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Travel Writing\u003c\/i\u003e. Despite frequent predictions, he still lives in Connecticut.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.9 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 02, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53776178807117,"sku":"9780399589942","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/akpzMnhsZjZ2c1Y1K3JUYnNWbWJTdz09.webp?v=1777038626","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/the-last-pirate-of-new-york-a-ghost-ship-a-killer-and-the-birth-of-a-gangster-nation-paperback","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}