Fort Apache: New York's Most Violent Precinct

by Tom Walker and Tom Walker

Book Overview

OVER THIRTY YEARS AFTER its publication, Fort Apache: New York's Most Violent Precinct remains the definitive account of the vicious cycle of violence that has griped urban America over the past... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1935278398
• ISBN13: 9781935278399
• Release Date: February 2009
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Length: 164 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

True story of the NYPD busiest and deadliest precinct

Written during the early 1970's, Fort Apache captures in vivid detail what it was like to work in the then busisest and deadliest precinct in New York. Walker describes the neighborhood and the cops who police it with uncanny accuracy. You will ride along with him to shootings, stabbings, muggings,and homicides.Walker captures the frustration and the dedication of the cops assigned to the 41st as they race from call to call in the seemingly endless parade of crime. A must read for those who enjoy true police stories.

Fort Apache - True Grit!

Walker's days in Fort Apache coincide with my growing up years in the South Bronx. Yes, the Bronx was burning! And yes, there were crooks and there were caring, kind people who'd give you the shirt off their backs. This book is gripping and filled with unbelievable stories, however, as we Bronxites know, very real. My hat's off to you Tom Walker. I highly recommend this book!