After Capone: The Life and World of Chicago Mob Boss Frank the Enforcer Nitti Contributor(s): Eghigian, Mars (Author) |
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ISBN: 1581824548 ISBN-13: 9781581824544 Publisher: Cumberland House Publishing OUR PRICE: $36.89 Product Type: Hardcover Published: June 2005 Annotation: Known as "the Enforcer" in the Capone Gang, Nitti has been glamorized in movies. This book gives a warts-and-all portrayal of the gangster. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - True Crime | Organized Crime |
Dewey: B |
LCCN: 2004030480 |
Physical Information: 1.69" H x 6.44" W x 9.2" (2.12 lbs) 528 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: 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. |