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The last pirate of New York : a ghost ship, a killer, and the birth of a gangster nation  Cover Image Book Book

The last pirate of New York : a ghost ship, a killer, and the birth of a gangster nation / Rich Cohen.

Cohen, Rich, (author.).

Summary:

Documents the story of underworld legend Albert Hicks, chronicling his mid-nineteenth-century crime spree and the plot gone wrong that culminated in an onboard massacre and manhunt in 1860 Coney Island.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780399589928
  • ISBN: 0399589929
  • Physical Description: 235 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Spiegel & Grau, 2019.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-235) and index.
Subject: Hicks, Albert W., approximately 1820-1860.
Criminals > New York (State) > Biography.
Pirates > New York (State) > Biography.

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  • 2 of 2 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Prince Rupert Library.

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Prince Rupert Library 364.1092 Cohe (Text) 33294002056778 Adult Non-Fiction Volume hold Available -

Summary: Documents the story of underworld legend Albert Hicks, chronicling his mid-nineteenth-century crime spree and the plot gone wrong that culminated in an onboard massacre and manhunt in 1860 Coney Island.

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