Chepesiuk, Ron 1944-

The war on drugs : an international encyclopedia by Ron Chepesiuk ( Book )
13 editions published between 1999 and 2002 in English and held by 815 libraries worldwide
This is the story of the world of drugs, from the infamous Opium Wars to the legal availability of drugs in the US during the 20th century, from the unexpected boost given to illicit drugs by Prohibition to the great success of the French Connection.

Sixties radicals, then and now : candid conversations with those who shaped the era by Ron Chepesiuk ( Book )
4 editions published between 1995 and 2007 in English and held by 651 libraries worldwide

The bullet or the bribe : taking down Colombia's Cali drug Cartel by Ron Chepesiuk ( Book )
7 editions published in 2003 in English and held by 586 libraries worldwide
For more than 20 years, the Cali cartel saturated U.S. streets with cocaine, ruining neighborhoods and lives while reaping millions in cash. Efforts to combat the influx of drugs from Colombia were often stymied by the careful organization and execution of the drug trade. Through the use of bribery, terrorist structures, and legitimate business practices, the cartel rose to become a serious threat to Colombian society's fragile stability, while providing over 70% of the world's cocaine to various markets. It took more than two decades and a global effort, spearheaded by U.S. law enforcement, t.

The Scotch-Irish : from the north of Ireland to the making of America by Ron Chepesiuk ( Book )
5 editions published between 1999 and 2005 in English and held by 462 libraries worldwide
"In the seventeenth century, thousands of lowland Scots crossed the channel to the northern part of Ireland to participate in a colonization effort established by James I. Many years later, political and economic events inspired the descendants of these sturdy adventurers to depart for yet another shore. Except for the English, the Scotch-Irish constituted the largest group of immigrants to eighteenth century America." "The story of the Scotch-Irish in America begins long before James I's settlers set foot on Irish shores. Author Ron Chepesiuk traces the history from the British Isles' early Christian period to the time, hundreds of years later, when numerous American presidents would proudly trace their lineage to Scotch-Irish immigrants." "Along the way Chepesiuk discusses the life of lowland Scots in Ireland, their reasons for emigration to America, their movement westward across their new land, and life on the colonial frontier. An appendix features sites of Scotch-Irish interest in the north of Ireland."--BOOK JACKET.

Hard target : the United States war against international drug trafficking, 1982-1997 by Ron Chepesiuk ( Book )
4 editions published in 1999 in English and held by 295 libraries worldwide

American Indian archival material : a guide to holdings in the Southeast by Ron Chepesiuk ( Book )
4 editions published in 1982 in English and held by 255 libraries worldwide

Raising hell : straight talk with investigative journalists ( Book )
4 editions published in 1997 in English and held by 230 libraries worldwide

South Carolina in the Civil War : the Confederate experience in letters and diaries ( Book )
5 editions published between 2000 and 2004 in English and held by 227 libraries worldwide
Presents seventeen personal accounts of the Civil War.

Black gangsters of Chicago by Ron Chepesiuk ( Book )
1 edition published in 2007 in English and held by 221 libraries worldwide
Traces the key figures in Chicago's underworld from the early twentieth century to 2003, describing their pivotal roles in organized crime and gangs, their typically brutal methods, and their powerful personalities.

Gangsters of Harlem : the gritty underworld of New York's most famous neighborhood by Ron Chepesiuk ( Book )
1 edition published in 2007 in English and held by 188 libraries worldwide