Ryans of Red Hook

by Jack Keough

Book Overview

Ryans of Red Hook, a historical novel of 81,000 words, opens in 1921 and ends during the Great Depression when Prohibition is repealed. Liam and Packy Ryan associate with politicians, police, bootleggers, mobsters and show biz types when the fledgling Cosa Nostra resolves to eliminate all Irish gangs in New York. In the Roaring -- often lawless -- Twenties, Liam Ryan, seeking a better life than that of a dock worker, hijacks a shipment of bootleg...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1505317665
• ISBN13: 9781505317664
• Release Date: November 2015
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"