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Title MS-13 : the making of America's most notorious gang / Steven Dudley.
Author Dudley, Steven S., author.
Publication Info. Toronto, Ontario, Canada : Hanover Square Press, [2020]
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 Orlando Public Library (Downtown) - Third Floor  364.1066 DUD    Checked Out
Description 339 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
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Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-339) and index.
Contents Introduction: Judging Norman -- part I. Getting in (1979-1990): The beginning ; Norman's wars ; The making of a street gang ; The ghost of William Walker -- part II. Getting serious (1990-2010): Los señores ; The deported ; "We go to war" ; "We ruled" ; Escape to Zacatraz -- part III. Getting out (2010-2019): The gang truce ; God and the beast ; The new war ; Nothing to hide ; The monster.
Awards J. Anthony Lukas Award
Summary Looks at the most dangerous street gang in America, MS-13, as seen through the lives of one family caught in its malicious web.
Local Note LEASE 2020-09
Subject MS-13 (Gang)
Gangs -- California -- Los Angeles -- Case studies.
Gangs -- El Salvador -- Case studies.
Genre Case studies.
ISBN 9781335005540 (hardcover) : $28.99
1335005544 (hardcover)
Standard No. 065373028990 00554