Capone: The Man and the Era
Autor Laurence Bergreenen Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 iul 1996
Bergreen shows the seedy and glamorous sides of the age, the rise of Prohibition, the illicit liquor trade, the battlefield that was Chicago. Delving beyond the Capone mythology. Bergreen finds a paradox: a coldblooded killer, thief, pimp, and racketeer who was also a devoted son and father; a self-styled Robin Hood who rose to the top of organized crime. Capone is a masterful portrait of an extraordinary time and of the one man who reigned supreme over it all, Al Capone.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780684824475
ISBN-10: 0684824477
Pagini: 704
Dimensiuni: 157 x 239 x 45 mm
Greutate: 0.84 kg
Ediția:Reprint
Editura: Simon&Schuster
ISBN-10: 0684824477
Pagini: 704
Dimensiuni: 157 x 239 x 45 mm
Greutate: 0.84 kg
Ediția:Reprint
Editura: Simon&Schuster
Notă biografică
Laurence Bergreen is an award-winning biographer and historian. His books have been translated into twenty-five languages worldwide. Among his books are biographies of Christopher Columbus, Giacomo Casanova, Marco Polo, Ferdinand Magellan, Louis Armstrong, Al Capone, and Irving Berlin. He lives in New York City.
Descriere
Al Capone reached a pinnacle of celebrity that modern-day upstarts like John Gotti can only dream about. Going behind the myths and movie portrayals, Bergreen introduces Capone as he really was--a cold-blooded killer who saw himself as a modern-day Robin Hood. Bergreen creates an unequaled portrait of prohibition-era America. Includes 16-page photo insert.
Cuprins
Contents
Genealogy of the Capone Family
Prologue
Part One: Pursuit
1. Campanilismo
2. Where the East Meets the West
3. Memento Mori
4. Round Lake Refuge
5. The Return of Al Capone
6. The Jazz Age
Part Two: Descent
7. Slaughter and Sanctuary
8. Public Enemies
9. Secret Agents
10. The United States of America vs. Alphonse Capone
11. Circles of Hell
12. After Capone
Acknowledgments
Notes on Sources
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Index