Blue Blood
Blue Blood by Edward Conlon is a reprint edition published by Penguin on April 5, 2005, featuring 576 pages in English. This nonfiction work offers an in-depth exploration of the experiences of a fourth-generation NYPD officer, detailing the complexities of protecting and serving in New York City. Conlon presents an anecdotal history that captures the vibrant street life of the city, reflecting on the challenges and triumphs faced by its police force during pivotal moments, including the Giuliani administration and the aftermath of September 11, 2001.
Readers will find a rich narrative that intertwines themes of family and relationships, as well as the dynamics of law enforcement. Conlon delves into police politics, the bonds formed between partners, and the legacies that shape the lives of officers. Through vivid storytelling, he conveys the ironies and realities of life on the streets, providing a unique perspective on the intersection of personal and professional lives within the context of a changing urban landscape.
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“A great book… with the testimonial force equal to that of Michael Herr’s Dispatches.”—Time
Edward Conlon’s Blue Blood is an ambitious and extraordinary work of nonfiction about what it means to protect, to serve, and to defend among the ranks of New York’s finest. Told by a fourth generation NYPD, this is an anecdotal history of New York as experienced through its police force, and depicts a portrait of the teeming street life of the city in all its horror and splendor. It is a story about police politics, fathers and sons, partners who become brothers, old ghosts and undying legacies. Conlon joined the NYPD during the Giuliani administration, when New York City saw its crime rate plummet but also witnessed events that would alter the city, its inhabitants, and its police force forever: polarizing racial cases, the proliferation of the drug trade, and the events of September 11, 2001, and its aftermath. Conlon captures the detail of the landscape, the ironies and rhythms of natural speech, the tragic and the marvelous, firsthand, day after day. A New York Times Notable Book and Finalist for The National Book Criticics Circle Award for Nonfiction.
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