Bøker av Dave Wedge

Most know Marvelous MarvinHagler from his epic battles against Tommy Hearns, Roberto Duran, and hiscontroversial split-decision loss to Sugar Ray Leonard. But it is his escapefrom riot-torn Newark in the late 1960s, the unbreakable bond he built with thePetronelli brothers, and his 1980 title fight against Britain's AlanMinter--with its deep racial overtones--that tells the real story of Hagler.In Blood& Hate, New York Times bestselling author Dave Wedge tells the rivetingand inspirational tale of how Hagler overcame incredible odds, joined withGoody and Pat Petronelli to rise through the rigged ranks, and morphed from afatherless teenager in Brockton, Massachusetts, into Marvelous Marvin Hagler, one of the top boxers ever and the longest-reigning undisputed middleweightchamp in history.Through exclusive interviews with Bob Arum, thePetronelli and Hagler families, and a who's who of the boxing world, Blood & Hate reveals fascinating details about Hagler's earlylife as well as the legendary Minter fight, and once and for all delivers thedefinitive chronicle of Marvelous Marvin Hagler.

Based on exclusive, fresh reporting, the thrilling, definitive inside story of the pursuit, capture, and killing of legendary South Boston mob boss, James Whitey Bulger, detailing as never before his years on the run, how he evaded capture, and his brutal murder in prison.For the first time, Boston reporters Casey Sherman and Dave Wedge draw on exclusive interviews and exhaustive investigative reportage to tell the complete story of Whitey Bulger, one of the most notorious crime bosses in American historyalongside Al Scarface Capone and Vito Genoveseand a longtime FBI informant. The leader of Bostons Winter Hill Gang and #1 on the FBIs Most Wanted list, Bulger was indicted for nineteen counts of murder, racketeering, narcotics distribution, and extortion. But it was his sixteen-year flight from justice on the eve of his arrest that made him a legend and exposed deep corruption within the FBI. While other accounts have examined Bulgers crimes, this remarkable chronicle tells the story of his life on the run, his capture, and his eventual murder inside one of Americas most dangerous prisonsMisery Mountainin 2018. Interweaving the perspectives of Bulger, his family and cohorts, and law enforcement, Hunting Whitey explains how this dangerous criminal evaded capture for nearly two decades and shines a spotlight on the dedicated detectives, federal agents, and prosecutors involved in bringing him to justice. It is also a fascinating, detailed portrait of both Bulgers trial and his time in prisonincluding shocking new details about his death at Misery Mountain less than twenty-four hours after his arrival.Granted access to exclusive prison letters and interviews with dozens of people connected to the case on both sides, Sherman and Wedge offer a trove of fascinating new stories and create an incomparable portrait of one of the most infamous criminals in American history.Hunting Whitey includes an 8-page photo insert.

The story of the Boston Marathon bombing through the eyes of those most intimately affected