{"product_id":"hawkhurst-joseph-dragovich-9780750998895","title":"Hawkhurst: Murder, Corruption, and Britain's Most Notorious Smuggling Gang","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe first book to reveal the complete story of one of England's first mafias, the Hawkhurst Gang\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Southeast England in the 1740s was not a pleasant place. Foreign wars, rebellion and fractious politics rattled the state and made life difficult for most. In this chaos, the old practice of smuggling reached new and dangerous heights. Violent gangs of smugglers terrorized communities and confounded government attempts to stop them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The most famous of these gangs, the Hawkhurst Gang, operated like a modern-day drug cartel. They threatened witnesses and authorities, brandished their arms in public, and fought battles in the streets. It took a potent combination of new government powers and courageous citizens to finally end their reign. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eHawkhurst\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles the story of the gang by taking the reader deep into the Georgian underworld. Using vivid descriptions of 18th-century life, it explores the swirling menagerie of the tattooed thugs, customs men, political extremists and corrupt politicians involved in the rise and fall of one of England's first mafias.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joseph Dragovich\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 075099889X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780750998895\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e History Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/31\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.77lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.25h x 6.26w x 0.44d","brand":"Joseph Dragovich","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44365017907455,"sku":"9780750998895","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_863bb766-308f-4bce-9100-5d00aa3d7c7e.jpg?v=1697056156","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/hawkhurst-joseph-dragovich-9780750998895","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}