MIAMI OUTLAW:
KID TO KINGPIN
The Alex DeCubas story,
as introduced on ESPN's PIN KINGS
THE MIAMI OUTLAW: KID TO KINGPIN STORY, IS WRITTEN MOSTLY FROM AN ANTHROPOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE WHEREIN THERE IS DEEP DESCRIPTION OF SCOTT AND ALEX'S YOUTH WITHIN THE RAPIDLY CHANGING CONTEXT OF THE 1960s AND 1970s. THE ABRUPT SOCIAL AND DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES THAT TOOK PLACE DURING THESE TUMULTUOUS YEARS SET THE STAGE FOR ALL THE MAYHEM THAT FOLLOWED.
THIS RICH TOME EXPLORES ALEX’S PERSONAL LIFE, HIS EXPLOITS IN THE DRUG TRADE, AND THE INTRICATE HISTORY OF MIAMI AND THE BAHAMAS. BEAUTIFULLY WRITTEN, IT EVOKES THE ROMANTICISM OF THE RUM RUNNING DAYS AND THE CRUDENESS AND VIOLENCE OF THE 1980s.
THE READER MAKES UP THEIR MIND AFTER TRAVERSING A WORLD WHERE SMUGGLING IS SYNONYMOUS TO BEAUTIFUL WATER, CULTURE, OPPORTUNITY, AND CALAMITY.
THIS STORY IS FITTING FOR ONE OF THE MOST ATTRACTIVE CITIES WORLDWIDE: MIAMI
HIGH SCHOOL ALL-AMERICAN WRESTLER
Vin Mannix, a sports writer for the now defunct South Dade News Leader, wrote, “The staggering fact about this youngster is this: Except for last season’s championship match, DeCubas has NEVER wrestled beyond the first period the last two years. He has pinned everyone he faced.” – The Miami Herald
About the author, SCOTT C SHEROUSE
Rotary Foundation International, Ambassadorial Scholar in 1999. Scott Sherouse received a PhD in Sociology and an MA in History from Florida International University, and taught at Miami Dade College. Scott grew up in Miami, and is now a United States Merchant Mariner, SuperYacht Captain.
"A defining literary piece for Miami"
Told from the perspective of a Miami Native, this story goes where no other Miami story does.
"A must read if you simply love to read"
Sherouse is a wordsmith, and it shows through beautiful, captivating, and relevant language.
"A true gem on history of South Florida and more"
For a place that everyone dismissed as dead and it's now one of the world's hotspots, this is fitting.
"Read it before you watch it"!
The Miami Outlaw Kid to Kingpin story is episode after episode of great story telling. Coming to your screen sometime soon.