PN1501 In 1965, Anthony "Fat Tony" Salerno sat on a folding aluminum chair outside a store on East 115th Street. He wore a fedora tilted over his eyes and kept a damp, half-chewed cigar between his teeth. To passersby, he was just an old man watching traffic. To the underworld, he was the gravity that held … Read more
On January 17, 1882, on Allen Street in Tombstone, Arizona Territory, Johnny Ringo and Doc Holliday stood in the middle of the road with their hands on their revolvers. Ringo had been drinking for days. Holliday was sick and furious. Three months earlier, three cowboys had died in thirty seconds at the O.K. Corral. Neither … Read more
The Gambino name once carried enough weight to make FBI agents cancel vacation days and judges request extra security. At its peak, the Gambino crime family was the most powerful organized crime organization in American history. So what happened to the children? What happened to the grandchildren? What happened to the blood? To understand where … Read more
Klucze brzęczą mi w dłoni, gdy stoję przed drzwiami wejściowymi mojego pierwszego prawdziwego domu. Nie wynajętego, nie na współmieszkanie, tylko mojego, w całości mojego. Drzwi otwierają się z satysfakcjonującym skrzypnięciem, a ja wchodzę do środka, biorąc głęboki oddech. Zapach świeżej farby wciąż unosi się w powietrzu, czysty i obiecujący. Ten moment powinien być idealny. Mój … Read more
In February 1945, the leaders of the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union met at Yalta in Crimea to discuss the postwar reorganization of Germany and Europe. One key point of their meeting was that after the war, Nazi leaders would be found and prosecuted. In November 1945, a tribunal of American, … Read more
Am avut șaisprezece ani când sora mea a primit o mașină nouă de la părinți. Nu o mașină oarecare, ci un sedan nou, cu scaune de piele, sistem audio premium și toate pachetele opționale posibile. Eu am stat pe bancheta din spate a autobuzului și m-am uitat pe geam în timp ce ploaia mâzgâlea geamul. … Read more
On April 26, 1945, a German aircraft threaded through Soviet anti-aircraft fire and landed on a tree-lined avenue beside the Brandenburg Gate. The general flying it had been hit. The woman behind him reached over his shoulder and brought the plane down safely. She then walked into the Führerbunker and stayed for three days while … Read more
On the morning of August 13, 1868, in a small farmhouse along the Republican River in Cloud County, Kansas, 17-year-old Sarah White watched six Cheyenne warriors eat breakfast prepared by her mother. The men had smiled, promised friendship, and accepted the food. Within minutes, they seized the girl, threw her onto a horse, and rode … Read more
Jag visste att jag kunde läsa ett rum innan jag ens klev genom dörren. Trettiofyra år på kåren lär dig det. Men den här gången hade jag fel. Jag hade inte sett det här komma. Klockan var 02:17 när telefonen ringde. Jag minns exakt den tiden för jag var ändå vaken, satt vid köksbordet med … Read more
Hon var klädd i en kappa i krämfärgad ull som jag aldrig hade sett förut, och kinderna var rosa på det där sättet de blir när någon har rest länge och lever på adrenalin i stället för sömn. Jag vill vara ärlig med vad som hände där inne i bröstet på mig när de orden … Read more