Author: Marc Zappulla
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781535367530
Category : Boston (Mass.)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Anthony "Tony" Costa grew up admiring his Uncle Dom-a made member of the New England mafia- so when Dom asks him to collect gambling debts from around the neighborhood, Tony is happy to help. Even after his uncle gets thrown in jail, he does his nephew a good turn from behind bars, getting him a job as a longshoreman on the Boston waterfront. The year is 1958, and Tony is only eighteen. His new job quickly teaches him what it will take to survive on the docks. Tony and his violent new friend Butchie Shea soon carve out a life for themselves on the pier. But when Butchie convinces him to take desperate, brutal action against an adversary, Tony realizes just how badly his criminal lifestyle has tainted him. He vows to go straight and focus on his wife and family-but old habits die hard, and the opportunity of a lifetime yanks Tony back in. The job could lead to big rewards, but Tony might not see just how risky it is until it's too late.
The Last Longshoreman
Author: Marc Zappulla
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781535367530
Category : Boston (Mass.)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Anthony "Tony" Costa grew up admiring his Uncle Dom-a made member of the New England mafia- so when Dom asks him to collect gambling debts from around the neighborhood, Tony is happy to help. Even after his uncle gets thrown in jail, he does his nephew a good turn from behind bars, getting him a job as a longshoreman on the Boston waterfront. The year is 1958, and Tony is only eighteen. His new job quickly teaches him what it will take to survive on the docks. Tony and his violent new friend Butchie Shea soon carve out a life for themselves on the pier. But when Butchie convinces him to take desperate, brutal action against an adversary, Tony realizes just how badly his criminal lifestyle has tainted him. He vows to go straight and focus on his wife and family-but old habits die hard, and the opportunity of a lifetime yanks Tony back in. The job could lead to big rewards, but Tony might not see just how risky it is until it's too late.
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781535367530
Category : Boston (Mass.)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Anthony "Tony" Costa grew up admiring his Uncle Dom-a made member of the New England mafia- so when Dom asks him to collect gambling debts from around the neighborhood, Tony is happy to help. Even after his uncle gets thrown in jail, he does his nephew a good turn from behind bars, getting him a job as a longshoreman on the Boston waterfront. The year is 1958, and Tony is only eighteen. His new job quickly teaches him what it will take to survive on the docks. Tony and his violent new friend Butchie Shea soon carve out a life for themselves on the pier. But when Butchie convinces him to take desperate, brutal action against an adversary, Tony realizes just how badly his criminal lifestyle has tainted him. He vows to go straight and focus on his wife and family-but old habits die hard, and the opportunity of a lifetime yanks Tony back in. The job could lead to big rewards, but Tony might not see just how risky it is until it's too late.
Eric Hoffer
Author: Tom Bethell
Publisher: Hoover Press
ISBN: 0817914161
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 329
Book Description
Drawn from Eric Hoffer's private papers as well as interviews with those who knew him, this detailed biography paints a picture of a truly original American thinker and writer. Author Tom Bethell interviewed Hoffer in the years just before his death, and his meticulous accounts of those meetings offer new insights into the man known as the "Longshoreman Philosopher."
Publisher: Hoover Press
ISBN: 0817914161
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 329
Book Description
Drawn from Eric Hoffer's private papers as well as interviews with those who knew him, this detailed biography paints a picture of a truly original American thinker and writer. Author Tom Bethell interviewed Hoffer in the years just before his death, and his meticulous accounts of those meetings offer new insights into the man known as the "Longshoreman Philosopher."
New York Longshoremen
Author: William J. Mello
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
A superb history of labor on the East Coast waterfront that may be the best account we have, not only of the industry, but of any sector of labor relations. Mello combines a thoroughly researched discussion of the behavior of elites--employers, government, and union officials--with a story of the heroic resistance of rank-and-file dockers to the best laid plans of their adversaries.--Stanley Aronowitz, CUNY Graduate Center. There exists a hidden history of post-World War II New York and East Coast waterfront labor relations. During this era, dockworkers fought an ongoing battle against shipping companies, local police, federal and state political authorities, and their own corrupt union leadership. New York Longshoremen reveals how labor relations on the docks were driven from below by radical and reform rank-and-file movements led by communists, Catholics, and local union leaders. William Mello uncovers this little-known history that depicts the impact of state and local politics and political institutions on the labor movement in postwar America. He looks at power and collective action, as well as institutional and social movements, specifically analyzing the intersection of labor and its impact on political development. Interviews, meticulous examinations of newspaper accounts, official reports, rank-and-file newsletters, and oral histories establish the contours of Mello's work. This rich historical account illustrates how ordinary workers defied the combined powers of elites and sporadically imposed their will on labor relations.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
A superb history of labor on the East Coast waterfront that may be the best account we have, not only of the industry, but of any sector of labor relations. Mello combines a thoroughly researched discussion of the behavior of elites--employers, government, and union officials--with a story of the heroic resistance of rank-and-file dockers to the best laid plans of their adversaries.--Stanley Aronowitz, CUNY Graduate Center. There exists a hidden history of post-World War II New York and East Coast waterfront labor relations. During this era, dockworkers fought an ongoing battle against shipping companies, local police, federal and state political authorities, and their own corrupt union leadership. New York Longshoremen reveals how labor relations on the docks were driven from below by radical and reform rank-and-file movements led by communists, Catholics, and local union leaders. William Mello uncovers this little-known history that depicts the impact of state and local politics and political institutions on the labor movement in postwar America. He looks at power and collective action, as well as institutional and social movements, specifically analyzing the intersection of labor and its impact on political development. Interviews, meticulous examinations of newspaper accounts, official reports, rank-and-file newsletters, and oral histories establish the contours of Mello's work. This rich historical account illustrates how ordinary workers defied the combined powers of elites and sporadically imposed their will on labor relations.
The Longshoremen
Author: Charles Brinton Barnes
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Labor
Languages : en
Pages : 366
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Labor
Languages : en
Pages : 366
Book Description
Oversight Hearings on the Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor. Subcommittee on Compensation, Health, and Safety
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Stevedores
Languages : en
Pages : 948
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Stevedores
Languages : en
Pages : 948
Book Description
Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (Third Party Liability), Hearings Before...
Author: United States. Congress. House. Education and Labor
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
Oversight on the Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, 1980
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Labor and Human Resources
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Boating industry
Languages : en
Pages : 498
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Boating industry
Languages : en
Pages : 498
Book Description
Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (third Party Liability)
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Employers' liability
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Employers' liability
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Employers' liability
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Employers' liability
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (Third Parth Liability).
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Employers' liability
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Employers' liability
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description