From the time of the Irish Potato Famine, through the Prohibition era, the post World War II years, and up to recent times with contemporary crime groups such as the Westies (New York City) and Whitey Bulger’s gangster reign in Boston, English explores the full historical sweep of the story.
English traces the full historical arc of the narrative from the Irish Potato Famine through Prohibition, the post-World War II era, to contemporary criminal groups like the Westies (New York City) and Whitey Bulger's reign in Boston.