| Capone: The Man and the Era Contributor(s): Bergreen, Laurence (Author) |
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ISBN: 0684824477 ISBN-13: 9780684824475 Publisher: Simon & Schuster OUR PRICE: $20.69 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 1996 Annotation: 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. |
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| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - 20th Century - Biography & Autobiography |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 94005941 |
| Physical Information: 1.76" H x 6.18" W x 9.4" (1.84 lbs) 704 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1920's - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Locality - Chicago, Illinois - Geographic Orientation - Illinois - Cultural Region - Midwest - Cultural Region - Upper Midwest |
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| Publisher Description: In this brilliant history of Prohibition and its most notorious gangster, acclaimed biographer Laurence Bergreen takes us to the gritty streets of Chicago where Al Capone forged his sinister empire. 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Bergreen, Laurence: - 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. |