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Born in the squalid Irish slums of Brooklyn, in the first year of the twentieth century, Willie Sutton came of age at a time when banks were out of control. If they weren't taking brazen risks, causing millions to lose their jobs and homes, they were shamelessly seeking bailouts. Trapped in a... read more
Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit
Characters/People edit
- Willie Sutton: The famous bank robber and main character in this book
- Marcus: One of Willie's cohorts
- Eddie: Childhood and adult friend of Willie's, and has a mean streak
- Bess Endner: Love of Willie's life
- Donald: Willie's friend, and a former inmate of Attica prison, the person Willie calls to pick him up after his release.
- Nelson Rockefeller: Governor of New York State, he issues Willie a pardon on Christmas Eve 1969.
- Reporter: The unnamed news reporter who travels all around the five boroughs of NYC with Willie on Christmas 1969, trying to get a story.
- Photographer: The unnamed still photographer and pothead who drives Willie and Reporter around NYC in a beat up old Polara.
- Katherine: Willie's lawyer.
- William Happy Johnston: One of Willie's childhood friends. "Happy is the handsome one"
- Edward Buster Wilson: Willie's other close childhood friend, Eddie. "Eddie is the dangerous one"
- Daddo: Willie's grandfather
- Doc: The boxman, safe-cracker who teaches Willie the art of bank robbing.
- Arnold "Arnie" Schuster: 24 year old clothing salesman who catches sight of Willie on a NY subway and tips off the police, several days later Arnie is murdered by a person or persons unknown.
Quotes edit
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“A book is the only real escape from this fallen world. Aside from death.”
Willie Sutton -
“Collins -- now that's one stone-cold wheelman. That's the guy you want sitting at the wheel of a gassed-up Ford while you're inside a bank.”
Willie Sutton -
“What do the little men do, Daddo?" " They steal, Willie Boy." "Steal what?" "Sheep, pigs, gold, whatever they can lay their grubby little mitts on. Ah but no oned holds it against the lads. They're just full of mischief. Bad little actors."”
Setting & Locations edit
- Brooklyn
- New York City
- Coney Island
- America
- Manhattan
- Attica
- Dannemora
- Sing Sing
- Ireland
- Dean Street
- Poughkeepsie
- Philly
- Meadowport
- Philadelphia
- City Desk
- Staten Island
- Richmond
- Plaza
- Sands Street
- Holmesburg
- Irish Town
- Florida
- Massachusetts
- Farm Colony
- Paris
- St. Ann's: The grammar school Willie attends.
- Chicago
First Sentence edit
He's writing when they come for him.
Series & Lists edit
This book is in 2012 Published Books. (community list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- J. R. Moehringer (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Hyperion
Country: USA
Publication Date: September 25, 2012
ISBN: 978-1401323141
Page Count: 352
Publisher: Hyperion
Country: USA
Publication Date: September 25, 2012
ISBN: 978-1401323141
Page Count: 352
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