The Savage City, T. J. English
The Savage City, T. J. English
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The Savage City

Author: T. J. English

Narrator: Dennis Boutsikaris

Abridged: 10 hr 18 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 03/15/2011


Synopsis

“T.J. English has the mastered the hybrid narrative art form of social history and underworld thriller. The Savage City is a truly gripping read filled with unexpected twists and turns.”
—Douglas Brinkley, author of The Great DelugeIn The Savage City, T.J. English, author of the New York Times bestselling blockbuster Havana Nocturne, takes readers back to a frightening place in a dark time of violence and urban chaos: New York City in the 1960s and early ’70s. As he did in his acclaimed true crime masterwork, The Westies, English focuses on the rot on the Big Apple in this stunning tale of race, murder, and a generation on the edge—as he interweaves the real-life sagas of a corrupt cop, a militant Black Panther, and an innocent young African American man framed by the NYPD for a series of crimes, including a brutal and sensational double murder.

About T. J. English

T. J. English is a noted journalist and author of the New York Times bestsellers Havana Nocturne, Paddy Whacked, The Savage City, and Where the Bodies Were Buried. He also authored The Westies, a national bestseller; Born to Kill, which was nominated for an Edgar Award; and The Corporation. His journalism has appeared in Esquire, Vanity Fair, Playboy, and New York magazine, among other publications. He lives in New York City.

About Dennis Boutsikaris

Dennis Boutsikaris received an Obie Award for his performance in Sight Unseen and was Mozart in Amadeus on Broadway. His films include *batteries not included, The Dream Team, and Boys On The Side. His TV work includes And Then There Was One, The Last Don and Chasing The Dragon; he was most recently the D.A. of NY in Sidney Lumet's 100 Centre Street.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Beverly on June 21, 2011

In The Savage City by T.J. English, the author has written an impressive narrative that exposes the gritty side of New York City. Starting with two seemingly unrelated events that occurred on August 28, 1963, Mr. English explores the issues of race, class, criminal justice, and corruption in one of......more

Goodreads review by Rob on May 27, 2012

I picked this off the current non fiction shelf at my local library branch. The best words to describe this look at 1960s New York City would be dark, gritty, disturbing. Younger people only know NYC as a mythical Oz, a place where you can by pizza on every corner and you go to Times Square to ride t......more

Goodreads review by J.R. on April 15, 2021

Perhaps I should have been more diligent in my pre-purchase researching, but the book's explanatory packaging makes it sound like it will be an examination of 1963-73 NYC's terribly violent period of civic dysfunction, when it really isn't. There is no real explanation or arguments put forward about......more

Goodreads review by Jennifer on April 22, 2020

4 stars "The Savage City: Race, Murder, and a Generation on the Edge" tells the true account of the race wars, police corruption, and the wrongfully accused during the 1960s and 1970s of New York City. The story fucoses on three main characters; George Whitmore, a young African American new to New Yo......more

Goodreads review by Amber on June 06, 2016

This is a well-written, interesting, and easy-to-read book chronicling three men in 1960s New York, as the city is beset by violence, racism, and police corruption. The story of George Whitmore, wrongly convicted for three (!!) separate incidents, following a spoon-fed confession beaten out of him,......more