This E.L. Doctorow title character joins Dutch Schultz's gang as a 15-year-old in 1930s New York City
In 1930's New York, Billy Bathgate, a fifteen-year-old high-school dropout, has 
captured the attention of infamous gangster Dutch Schultz, who lures the boy into 
his world ... Relive this story through the title character's driving narrative, a child's
... [DOC] [TLE] Billy Bathgate, by EL Doctorow - The Library.Link Network [PAR] Doctorow, E. L., 1931-2015 ... New York, NY, Random House, 1989 ..... Billy 
Behan, Schultz's 15-year-old protege from Bathgate Street in the Bronx, who 
boldly ... in the gang's heinous acts, remains a sympathetic character as 
Doctorow masterfully ... for Billy is a gangster-in-training employed by the 
notorious Dutch Schultz.