The Last Chicago Boss
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Running with the Devil: The True Story of the ATF’s Infiltration of the Hells Angels
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
PETER “BIG PETE” JAMES was known as the “Godfather” of the Chicago Outlaws Motorcycle Club, having formed and commanded a coalition of thirty-eight motorcycle clubs and eight Outlaws Motorcycle Club chapters in the Chicagoland area in his twenty-year career. He was the boss of Chicago. You can sign up for email updates here.
KERRIE DROBAN is the coauthor of Vagos, Mongols, and Outlaws and Prodigal Father, Pagan Son and author of Running with the Devil, winner of the USA Book News National Book Award for Best Memoir/Autobiography and two-time winner for their True Crime Award. She is an attorney in Arizona. You can sign up for email updates here.
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CONTENTS
Title Page
Copyright Notice
Dedication
Author’s Note
Preface
Dark Ride
PART I
1. Born This Way
2. Let The Games Begin
3. My Playbook
4. The Loyal Order
5. On The Island Of Misfit Toys
6. Deconstructing Charlie
7. Wiseguys
8. Rock Star
9. We, The People
10. Neutral Ground
11. The Angels Are Coming
12. Run
13. Life Of The Party
14. The Other Me
15. Guns N’ Roses
16. Lobster Sauce
17. Burning Down The House
18. Karate G-Man
19. God Forgives, Outlaws Don’t
20. The Fall
PART II
21. Shelter From The Storm
22. Ho Jo
23. The Cosmic Riders
24. The Business Of Business
25. High Noon
26. The Help
27. Game Over
Notes
PS
Acknowledgments
Also by Kerrie Droban
About the Authors
Copyright
THE LAST CHICAGO BOSS. Copyright © 2017 by Peter “Big Pete” James with Kerrie Droban. All rights reserved. For information, address St. Martin’s Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.
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Cover art: Big Pete photograph © Deborah Plowman; paper © STILLFX/Shutterstock.com; road © 400tmax/iStock; motorcyclists © Lisa-Blue/iStock
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eISBN 9781250187307
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First Edition: September 2017