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Drawing on letters, diaries, and tape-recorded conversations, the author recounts his friendship with Dean, including their sexual relationship, and reveals Dean's feelings about his success, his parents, and death
In the early 1800s Irish men and women, by the thousands, escaped the deepening poverty and hopelessness of their homeland. America offered prosperity and hope, and twelve-year-old John Gilmore made the lonely, treacherous ocean crossing to the new country. Aboard ship two older boys beat him mercilessly and a horrific storm nearly ended his search for a better life. New York City's "Hell Hole", Five Points, the Irish enclave, proved to be more dangerous and nearly as poverty-ridden as Ireland. Growing up Johnny sold newspapers and learned to survive on the city's vicious streets. A whirlwind love affair culminated in marriage and children. Five Points deteriorated further with the coming of...
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New true crime classic from the acclaimed author of Severed: The True Story of the Black Dahlia murder and a fascinating work of true crime literature and a singular book by one of the most defiantly original authors of our time. L.A. Despair arrives as the long-awaited true-crime capstone to a collection of works celebrated for generous helpings of bloody violence, sex and sordidness. Gilmore maintains his crosshair-focused obsession spanning many decades on the high- and low-life of his hometown - Hollywood/Los Angeles.
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This is a fast-moving, gut wrenching, exploration into the personalities of the star-crossed lovers and public enemies Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow. It offers an in-depth study of the true natures of these notorious outlaws and a deep look into their characters.