The Savage City Contributor(s): English, T. J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0061824585 ISBN-13: 9780061824586 Publisher: William Morrow & Company OUR PRICE: $15.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2012 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Middle Atlantic (dc, De, Md, Nj, Ny, Pa) - History | United States - 20th Century - True Crime | Murder - General |
Dewey: 364.109 |
LCCN: 2010052270 |
Physical Information: 0.97" H x 6.04" W x 9" (1.19 lbs) 528 pages |
Themes: - Geographic Orientation - New York - Chronological Period - 1960's - Topical - Black History - Locality - New York, N.Y. - Demographic Orientation - Urban |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: "T.J. English has the mastered the hybrid narrative art form of social history and underworld thriller. The Savage City is a truly gripping read filled with unexpected twists and turns." In The Savage City, T.J. English, author of the New York Times bestselling blockbuster Havana Nocturne, takes readers back to a frightening place in a dark time of violence and urban chaos: New York City in the 1960s and early '70s. As he did in his acclaimed true crime masterwork, The Westies, English focuses on the rot on the Big Apple in this stunning tale of race, murder, and a generation on the edge--as he interweaves the real-life sagas of a corrupt cop, a militant Black Panther, and an innocent young African American man framed by the NYPD for a series of crimes, including a brutal and sensational double murder. |
Contributor Bio(s): English, T. J.: - T. J. English is a noted journalist, a screenwriter, and the author of the New York Times bestsellers Havana Nocturne, Paddy Whacked, and The Savage City, as well as of The Westies, a national bestseller, and Born to Kill, which was nominated for an Edgar Award. He has written for Vanity Fair, Playboy, and Esquire, among other publications. His screenwriting credits include episodes of the television crime dramas NYPD Blue and Homicide, for which he was awarded the Humanitas Prize. He lives in New York City. |