The Life Crimes and Hard Times of Ricky Atkinson, Leader of the Dirty Tricks Gang: A True Story

by Joe Fiorito and Richard Atkinson

Book Overview

A sober memoir that provides a solid understanding of how crime is situated in structural, cultural, historical, and situational contexts. This is the life story of Ricky Atkinson, leader of the Dirty Tricks Gang, who grew up fast and hard in one of Toronto's toughest neighborhoods during the social ferment of the Sixties, during the fledgling Black Power Movement in Canada. His life was made all the more difficult coming from a black, white and aboriginal...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 155096674X
• ISBN13: 9781550966749
• Release Date: July 2017
• Publisher: Exile Editions
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.9" x 8.8"