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Richard Sullivan

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Embarking on his writing career at age 15 as news editor of his high school newspaper, Richard Sullivan’s first serious venture into the world of journalism came at age 18 as an undercover reporter in Toronto at the height of the Vietnam War, where he posed as a draft dodger in order to document the plight of the thousands of young Americans who had fled there.
At age 19 he joined up with the Clyde Beaty-Cole Bros. traveling circus for an expose on the social order within that world, then at age 20 hitch-hiked his way around Europe for three months on a budget of only $500, ending up in a Polish hospital suffering from dysentery during the apex of communism. With no money to pay the bill, the hospital staff opened a window, turned their back ...more

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What is the title of your new book coming out about the First Ward?

Richard Sullivan Sorry for the delay in responding, Debi. The book is titled "Murderers, Scoundrels and Ragamuffins. It is currently on the giveaway list in anticipati…moreSorry for the delay in responding, Debi. The book is titled "Murderers, Scoundrels and Ragamuffins. It is currently on the giveaway list in anticipation of a September 12 release if you want to enter. The eBook is currently available on Amazon.com but I won't publicize that until near the September 12 date.(less)

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Richard Sullivan Researching my family genealogy turned up a treasure trove of crazy and hard-to-believe facts, so much so that the fleshed-out pictures of my ancestor…moreResearching my family genealogy turned up a treasure trove of crazy and hard-to-believe facts, so much so that the fleshed-out pictures of my ancestors were so vivid that I decided to construct a novel around them. As I wrote that novel I continued to research and more and more funny, tragic, mind-boggling stuff turned up, and it led me to a second volume, then a third. As of the latter part of 2016 I am deeply entrenched in the fourth volume, which includes the story of America's first acknowledged serial killer.(less)

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Average rating: 4.09 · 223 ratings · 27 reviews · 16 distinct works • Similar authors

	The First Ward 4.02 avg rating — 65 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Driving and Discovering Hawaii: Oahu, Honolulu & Waikiki 4.33 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 1993 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Reclaim Your Youth: Growing Younger After 40 3.97 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 2009 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The First Ward II: Fingy Conners & The New Century 4.04 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Driving & Discovering Hawaii: Maui & Molokai 4.22 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2002 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The First Ward III: Murderers, Scoundrels and Ragamuffins: Unsolved Murders Haunt City's Inept Police Force 3.67 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2015	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Everybody Dies In The End (THE FIRST WARD, #5) 4.43 avg rating — 7 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The First Ward IV - His Lips Forgot The Taste Of Truth 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	His Lips Forgot The Taste Of Truth (The First Ward #4) 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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My first in a series of three novels traces the comings and goings of the men and women who emigrated to Buffalo's rough-and-tumble 1st ward, most of whom Irish, and their rise to power in the city government.
History has forgotten the diabolical FINGY CONNERS, who enslaved thousands of families in a downward spiral of poverty and hopelessness.
My goal is in part to bring this man, who during his lifetime had few personal trials or tribulations, to task. He was directly responsible for the deaths of hundreds. No one was allowed to get in the way of his making a dollar.

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