02979nam 2200613 a 450 991046139690332120200520144314.01-280-69775-X97866136747150-8093-8596-1(CKB)2670000000094529(EBL)1354564(OCoLC)842967195(SSID)ssj0000525504(PQKBManifestationID)11323590(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000525504(PQKBWorkID)10488986(PQKB)11673622(MiAaPQ)EBC1354564(OCoLC)654536570(MdBmJHUP)muse19650(Au-PeEL)EBL1354564(CaPaEBR)ebr10469364(CaONFJC)MIL367471(EXLCZ)99267000000009452919930302d1993 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrScarface Al and the crime crusaders[electronic resource] Chicago's private war against Capone /Dennis E. HoffmanCarbondale Southern Illinois University Pressc19931 online resource (210 p.)Paperback edition 2010.0-8093-1925-X 0-8093-3004-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Book Title; Copyright Page; Contents; Illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. The Rest of the Al Capone Story; 2. Who Were the Crime Crusaders?; 3. Why the Feds Stepped In; 4. Frank J. Loesch and the Quest for Free Elections; Gallery of Illustrations; 5. Chicago's Answer to the St. Valentine's Day Massacre; 6. The Colonel, Jake, and Scarface Al; 7. Labeling Capone; 8. The Mystery of the Secret Six; 9. Whatever Happened to the Crime Crusaders?; Notes; Index; Author Bio; Back Cover According to the Elliot Ness myth, which has been widely disseminated through books, television shows, and movies, Ness and the Untouchables defeated Al Capone by marshaling superior firepower. In Scarface Al and the Crime Crusaders, Dennis Hoffman presents a fresh new perspective on the downfall of Al Capone. To debunk the Eliot Ness myth, he shows how a handful of private citizens brought Capone to justice by outsmarting him rather than by outgunning him. Drawing on previously untapped sources, Hoffman dissects what he terms a "private war" againstOrganized crimeIllinoisChicagoPreventionCase studiesCrime preventionIllinoisChicagoCitizen participationCase studiesElectronic books.Organized crimePreventionCrime preventionCitizen participation364.4/3/0977311Hoffman Dennis E1051321MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910461396903321Scarface Al and the crime crusaders2481748UNINA