{"product_id":"the-brothers-bulger-how-they-terrorized-and-corrupted-boston-for-a-quarter-century-hardcover","title":"The Brothers Bulger: How They Terrorized and Corrupted Boston for a Quarter Century - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHowie Carr\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe riveting \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller by award-winning columnist Howie Carr--now with a stunning new afterword detailing Whitey Bulger's capture.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For years their familiar story was of two siblings who took different paths out of South Boston: William \"Billy\" Bulger, former president of the Massachusetts State Senate; and his brother James \"Whitey\" Bulger, a vicious criminal who became the FBI's second most-wanted man after Osama Bin Laden. While Billy cavorted with the state's blue bloods to become a powerful political force, Whitey blazed a murderous trail to the top rung of organized crime. Now, in this compelling narrative, Carr uncovers a sinister world of FBI turncoats, alliances between various branches of organized crime, St. Patrick's Day shenanigans, political infighting, and the complex relationship between two brothers who were at one time kings. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As the film \u003ci\u003eBlack Mass\u003c\/i\u003e, starring Johnny Depp as Whitey Bulger, hits theaters, take a deeper dive into the story of the Bulgers, and their fifty-year reign over Boston with Howie Carr's \u003ci\u003eThe Brother's Bulger\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHowie Carr\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of two \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers, \u003ci\u003eThe Brothers Bulger\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHitman\u003c\/i\u003e. Before Bulger fled in 1994, Carr was such an implacable foe of the serial killing gangster that Whitey tried to kill him as he left his house in suburban Boston -- an incident reported in 2006 on \u003ci\u003e60 Minutes\u003c\/i\u003e. Whitey's younger brother, Billy Bulger, then the president of the Mass. State Senate, publicly referred to Carr as the savage. Carr is also the host of daily syndicated four-hour radio program heard throughout New England, and is a member of the national Radio Hall of Fame in Chicago. He won a National Magazine Award in 1985 for Essays \u0026amp; Criticism in \u003ci\u003eBoston Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 9.1 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 14, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45423016116326,"sku":"9780446576512","price":46.52,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/MGxuaTBqWGJ6OWlObjdLb04xeEwzUT09.webp?v=1775566229","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-brothers-bulger-how-they-terrorized-and-corrupted-boston-for-a-quarter-century-hardcover","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}