# MS-13: The Making of America's Most Notorious Gang - Hardcover

by **Steven Dudley** (Author)

**The definitive, award-winning account of MS-13, the most notorious street gang in America**  
  
The MS-13 was born from war.  
  
In the 1980s, Alex and his brother fled El Salvador for the U.S. and formed the Mara Salvatrucha Stoners. Initially bound by a love of heavy metal music, the group soon took on a harder edge, selling drugs, stealing cars and killing rivals. Gang members like Alex were incarcerated and deported. But in the prison system, the group only grew stronger.  
  
Today, MS-13 is one of the most infamous street gangs on earth--and also largely misunderstood. Longtime organized crime investigator Steven Dudley brings readers inside the nefarious group to tell a broader story of flawed US and Central American policies and the exploitative, unequal systems that shape them.  
  
**\*WINNER OF THE LUKAS PRIZE\***  
**\*An NPR Best Book of the Year\***  
  
**"A remarkable feat of reporting."--Rachel Louise Snyder, author of _No Visible Bruise_**

**Number of Pages:** 352

**Dimensions:** 1.1 x 9.4 x 6.2 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** September 08, 2020

## Details

- **Price:** 28.99 USD
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- **Type:** Books
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