LEADER 04345nam 2200637 a 450 001 9910463545303321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-8135-6116-7 024 7 $a10.36019/9780813561165 035 $a(CKB)3170000000060398 035 $a(EBL)1295725 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000918552 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11578799 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000918552 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10907676 035 $a(PQKB)11474943 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1295725 035 $a(OCoLC)852899302 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse25522 035 $a(DE-B1597)526264 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780813561165 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1295725 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10733301 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL504614 035 $a(OCoLC)853364263 035 $a(EXLCZ)993170000000060398 100 $a20120831d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||#|||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aProhibition gangsters$b[electronic resource] $ethe rise and fall of a bad generation /$fMarc Mappen 210 $aNew Brunswick, N.J. $cRutgers University Press$dc2013 215 $a1 online resource (279 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8135-6115-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aThe big fellow in the Windy City -- Big battles in the big apple -- Smaller cities -- Gangsters in the surf -- Guys & Dolls and a gangster moll -- Capone's long trip home & Lucky's island adventure -- The twilight of the gangster? -- Pay your taxes -- Lucky v. Dewey -- Shot to death -- Lepke on the hot seat -- For them, crime did pay. 330 $aMaster story teller Marc Mappen applies a generational perspective to the gangsters of the Prohibition era-men born in the quarter century span from 1880 to 1905-who came to power with the Eighteenth Amendment. On January 16, 1920, the Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution went into effect in the United States, "outlawing the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors." A group of young criminals from immigrant backgrounds in cities around the nation stepped forward to disobey the law of the land in order to provide alcohol to thirsty Americans. Today the names of these young men-Al Capone, Lucky Luciano, Dutch Schultz, Legs Diamond, Nucky Johnson-are more familiar than ever, thanks in part to such cable programs as Boardwalk Empire. Here, Mappen strips way the many myths and legends from television and movies to describe the lives these gangsters lived and the battles they fought. Placing their criminal activities within the context of the issues facing the nation, from the Great Depression, government crackdowns, and politics to sexual morality, immigration, and ethnicity, he also recounts what befell this villainous group as the decades unwound. Making use of FBI and other government files, trial transcripts, and the latest scholarship, the book provides a lively narrative of shootouts, car chases, courtroom clashes, wire tapping, and rub-outs in the roaring 1920's, the Depression of the 1930's, and beyond. Mappen asserts that Prohibition changed organized crime in America. Although their activities were mercenary and violent, and they often sought to kill one another, the Prohibition generation built partnerships, assigned territories, and negotiated treaties, however short lived. They were able to transform the loosely associated gangs of the pre-Prohibition era into sophisticated, complex syndicates. In doing so, they inspired an enduring icon-the gangster-in American popular culture and demonstrated the nation's ideals of innovation and initiative. View a three minute video of Marc Mappen speaking about Prohibition Gangsters. 606 $aProhibition$zUnited States$xHistory 606 $aOrganized crime$zUnited States$xHistory 606 $aMafia$zUnited States$xHistory 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aProhibition$xHistory. 615 0$aOrganized crime$xHistory. 615 0$aMafia$xHistory. 676 $a364.106/6097309042 700 $aMappen$b Marc$01035794 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910463545303321 996 $aProhibition gangsters$92458058 997 $aUNINA