Capone : the life and world of Al Capone

Kobler, John, author.

Book 1971

"...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 gaudy era..."--Jacket

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ISBN:

9780306812859
9780306804991
0306812851
0306804999

Description:

409 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 387-393) and index

Contents:

Snorky
A Brooklyn neighborhood
Big Jim
"...the best and dearest of husbands:
No Christian burial
From Death Corner to Dead Man's Tree
A. Capone, antique dealer
Cicero
"Tell them Sicilians to go to hell"
Garlic and gangrene
The fall of the house of Genna
"I paid him plenty and I got what I was paying for"
War
Big Bill rides again
"...the sunny Italy of the new world"
"I've got a heart in me"
Against the wall
"Nobody's on the legit"
Case jacket SI-7085-F
Mr. and Mrs. Alphonse Capone request the pleasure...
A murder a day
"...regardez le gorille"
Paper chase
Aggiornamento
The reckoning
"Received...the body of the within named prisoner..."
Island of Pelicans
Tertiary stage
Appendix : The heritage

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78150267

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3257109

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