James T Fisher

On the Irish Waterfront

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The real story of gangsters, politicians, longshoremen, union leaders, and Catholic priests that informed the classic 1954 film, On the Waterfront.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cornell University Press
• Seitenzahl: 392
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. September 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 155mm x 36mm
• Gewicht: 680g
• ISBN-13: 9780801448041
• ISBN-10: 0801448042
• Artikelnr.: 26551836

Autorenporträt

James T. Fisher

Inhaltsangabe

Prologue: Pete Barry's Punch
Introduction: The Port's Irish PlacesPart I. Boys of the Irish Waterfront
1. Chelsea's King Joe
2. The Boss
3. Becoming Mr. Big
4. The Longshoreman's GrandsonPart II. The Soul of the Port
5. A Labor Priest in the Catholic Metropolis
6. The Crusader
7. Covering the Waterfront
8. The Hollywood Prince
9. Meeting across the River
10. Priest and Worker
11. An Intimacy with ViolencePart III. Waterfront Apotheosis
12. A Season for Testimony
13. "The Hook"
14. Good Citizens
15. Saving the Picture
16. The Mile Square City's Moment
17. The Priest in the Movie
18. "The Corruption Goes Deep"
19. The Poetry of SuccessEpilogue: Souls of the (Port) Apostolate
Acknowledgments
Notes
Index