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Patrick Downey

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I was born one day when the sun didn't shine. Grabbed my pick and my shovel and went in the mine. Dug sixteen tons of No. 9 coal, boss man said, "Well blessa my soul."

I invite you to visit me at:
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avg rating: 4.86 | 3 reviews | 7 ratings | 3 distinct works

	Gangster City: The History of the New York Underworld 1900-1935 (Hardcover) by Patrick Downey (Goodreads author!) avg rating 4.75 — 4 ratings — published 2004	my rating:
	Bad Seeds in the Big Apple: Bandits, Killers, and Chaos in New York City, 1920-40 (Hardcover) by Patrick Downey (Goodreads author!) avg rating 5.00 — 3 ratings — published 2008	my rating:
	Gangster City: The History of the New York Underworld 1900-1935 (Paperback) by Patrick Downey (Goodreads author!) avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 2009	my rating:

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October 28
	Patrick gave to: The Complete Public Enemy Almanac: New Facts and Features on the People, Places, and Events of the Gangster and Outlaw Era, 1920-1940 (Hardcover) by William Helmer, Rick Mattix	my rating:
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	Patrick gave to: Public Enemies: America's Greatest Crime Wave and the Birth of the FBI, 1933-34 (Paperback) by Bryan Burrough	my rating:
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	Patrick gave to: John Dillinger Slept Here: A Crooks' Tour of Crime and Corruption in St. Paul, 1920-1936 (Hardcover) by Paul Maccabee	my rating:
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	Patrick gave to: Gangster City: The History of the New York Underworld 1900-1935 (Hardcover) by Patrick Downey (Goodreads author!)	my rating:
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	Patrick gave to: Bad Seeds in the Big Apple: Bandits, Killers, and Chaos in New York City, 1920-40 (Hardcover) by Patrick Downey (Goodreads author!)	my rating:
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	Patrick gave to: Napoleon's Pyramids (Hardcover) by William Dietrich	my rating:
	read in October, 2008 Patrick said: "Indiana Jones meets the Mummy while trying to solve the Da Vinci Code with Napoleon. If you're in the mood for some historic pulp you may enjoy it. It was fun at times but I was ready for it to be over about 75 pages before it ended. One kind of gets...more " add a comment
	Patrick added a quote: ""If there is a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, you must be the one to write it." " — Toni Morrison add this quote »
	Patrick gave to: The Starker: Big Jack Zelig, the Becker-Rosenthal Case, and the Advent of the Jewish Gangster (Hardcover) by Rose Keefe (Goodreads author!)	my rating:
	recommended for: History buff, true crime fan, anyone interested in a great story. read in January, 2008 Patrick said: "Big Jack attack. The Starker is the best book yet on NYC's pre-prohibition era gangland. Having researched this time period myself I was excited by the wealth of new information Rose Keefe discovered. Who knew Zelig was such a complex character? A g...more " add a comment
	Patrick gave to: Horror Show (Paperback) by Greg Kihn	my rating:
	read in October, 2008 Patrick said: "Plan 10 From Outer Space. Found this at the library and checked it out on a whim. Stephen King, Greg is not but I had fun with the book. Sure there are some plot holes big enough to drive a truck through but as a fan of B- horror flicks and schlock t...more " add a comment