After Capone - Couverture rigide

Eghigian Jnr, Mars

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1581824548 ISBN 13 : 9781581824544

Editeur : Cumberland House Publishing,US, 2005

Synopsis

After Capone is the first book-length work to present the complete, never-before-told story of Frank "the Enforcer"Nitti--born Francesco Raffele Nitto--the driving force behind the Chicago mob's operations in the years that followed Al Capone's imprisonment. Beginning with Nitti's Italian origins, Mars Eghigian traces the Enforcer's entry into and subsequent rise inside Chicago's underworld, his near-fatal shooting by city detectives, his strange death, and the ultimate downfall of all who were associated with him.
Based on years of research and supported by original sources from state and federal archives, After Capone is the definitive reference on Nitti's violent life and times. The result is a comprehensive and arousing portrait of the cunning mob boss, his life experiences, the people around him, and organized crime in Chicago in the post-Capone era. In addition to dispelling such popular notions as that Natti followed Capone to Chicago and that he was Scarface's cousin, Eghigian provides an all-encompassing view of Nitti's criminal activities, which stretched farther beyond Chicago than those of any other organized crime family until that time.
The driving force that expanded the Chicago mob's operations, Nitti led the mob away from the illegal booze that had been its mainstay during Prohibition into the legitimate distribution of alcohol after the repeal of Prohibition, labor union racketeering, and the mob's attempts to control illicit gambling from coast to coast. After Capone is a fascinating and chilling account of the ability of mob power to adapt to the constantly shifting nature of American culture.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Mars Eghigian Jr. is a veteran organised crime researcher who has extensively examined archives in Chicago. St. Louis, Washington D.C. and numerous institutions. He has contributes to several published works on Chicago's gangster era and has spoken extensively on the subject.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cumberland House Publishing,US
• Date d'édition: 2005
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1581824548
• ISBN 13: 9781581824544
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 528
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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