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American Gangster
American Gangster
Author: Max Allan Collins
The novelization of the major motion picture from Universal Pictures about Frank Lucas, drug czar of Harlem. The film stars Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe, and is directed by Ridley Scott. For decades the Mafia controlled the flow of heroin onto the streets of Harlem. Frank Lucas changed all that. Born in rural North Carolina, he came to Ne...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780765359018
ISBN-10: 0765359014
Publication Date: 10/2/2007
Pages: 304
Edition: Film Tie-in Ed
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4 stars, based on 26 ratings
Publisher: Forge Books
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
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Based on the screenplay, "American Gangster", it was a good book. Hard to put down.
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Powerful story about crime and drugs and how they drive our society to hero worship people who are powerful, yet corrupt.
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way batter than the crappy movie. A good look at both sides of the drug war..
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