Lucas, Frank , King, Aliya S.
Original Gangster
- ISBN 13:
- 9780312571641
- author:
- Lucas, Frank , King, Aliya S.
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- GRIFFIN
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2011
- Pages:
- 320
- Dimensions:
- 14.22 x 2.03 x 20.83 centimetres
- Genre:
- Biography, Personal Memoirs, Biography,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 20 working days
Description
Frank Lucas' memoir offers a chilling look at the rise and fall of a modern legacy. Born into poverty, Lucas rose to become one of the most powerful crime lords of his time, smuggling heroin directly from the Golden Triangle into the United States. Lucas' innovative approach to the drug trade involved cutting out middlemen and using coffins to transport his product, earning him millions of dollars per day. His operation was dubbed "one of the most outrageous international dope-smuggling gangs ever" by Federal Judge Sterling Johnson. This powerful memoir reveals the truth behind Lucas' career, exposing a startling look at the world of organized crime.
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