Fallen Angel: The Unlikely Rise of Walter Stadnick and the Canadian Hells Angels - Couverture souple

Langton, Jerry

 
9780470837108: Fallen Angel: The Unlikely Rise of Walter Stadnick and the Canadian Hells Angels
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ISBN 10 : 0470837101 ISBN 13 : 9780470837108
Editeur : John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2006

Synopsis

Walter Stadnick is not an imposing man. At five-foot-four, his face and arms scarred by fire in a motorcycle accident, he would not spring to mind as a leader of Canada's most notorious biker gang, the Hells Angels. yet through sheer guts and determination, intelligence and luck, this Hamilton-born youth who had the nickname of "Nurget" rose in the Hells Angels ranks to become national president. Not only did he lead the Angels through the violent war with their rivals the rock machine in Montreal in the Nineties, Stadnick saw opportunity to grow the Hells Angels into a national criminal gang. he was a visionary--and a highly successful one.

Bikers are not known for their fondness for rival gangs. Stadnick and the Angels fought and defeated rival gangs, or used power of persuasion to patch them over. As Stadnick's influence spread, law enforcement took notice of the growing presence of the Angels in Ontario, Manitoba and British Columbia. However, Stadnick's success did not come without a price. Arrested and charged with 13 counts of first-degree murder, stadnick beat the murder charges but was convicted of gangsterism and is currently serving time.

Fallen Angel details one man's improbable rise to power in one of the world's most violent organizations, while shedding light on how this enigmatic and dangerous biker gang operated and why it remains so powerful.

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À propos de l?auteur

Jerry Langton grew up in Hamilton, where he wrote for The Hamilton Spectator. He also contributed to Maclean’s. After a move to New York, he became the deputy editor for The Daily News. Having returned to Toronto, Langton is a freelance writer whose work appears regularly in The Globe & Mail and The Toronto Star.

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Éditeur
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Date d'édition
2006
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0470837101
ISBN 13 
9780470837108
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
296
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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9781443427739: Fallen Angel: The Unlikely Rise of Walter Stadnick and the Canadian Hells Angels

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ISBN 10 :  144342773X ISBN 13 :  9781443427739
Editeur : HarperCollins Publishers, 2013
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