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Profiles Al Capone from his violent childhood in Brooklyn, his lieutenancy to Johnny Torrio, his rise in the ranks of the underworld, the notorious St. Valentine's Day Massacre, his eventual stranglehold over the entire city of Chicago, and his decline during imprisonment at Alc…
Al Capone (1899-1947) and his mob ruled Chicago during Probition and the Depresssion eras. This biography tries to give the reader insight to both the positive and negative sides of "Big Al". But more than a biography this is the recounting of the ultimate true crime story as li…
"...the intimate, dramatic, in-depth story of Capone, recreating both his private and public life, as well as the world in which he lived. Through interviews, documents, and private papers from archives never before released, [the author] provides a total view of Capone and his …
Presents a portrait of the notorious gangster that includes the little-known story of his older brother--a lawman and Prohibition officer--and brings to life the 1920s and 1930s in America.
The author presents a new portrait of Capone, from the brutal wars in which Capone climbed to the top of gangsterdom, to his long incarceration as one of the first prisoners at Alcatraz, to a detailed account of his long slide into illness and death.
Biography of Chicago criminal Al Capone discussing his life, criminal activity, the complex personality of the man, and the Prohibition era.
The author presents a new portrait of Capone, from the brutal wars in which Capone climbed to the top of gangsterdom, to his long incarceration as one of the first prisoners at Alcatraz, to a detailed account of his long slide into illness and death.
"Al Capone is an American legend, "Scarface," the mythic arch criminal and role model for scores of lesser crime bosses, right down to our own day. Now, in this fascinating, brilliantly readable, revisionist new biography, he also emerges as one of the most complex, influential,…
The author presents a new portrait of Capone, from the brutal wars in which Capone climbed to the top of gangsterdom, to his long incarceration as one of the first prisoners at Alcatraz, to a detailed account of his long slide into illness and death.
