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200 10$aScarface Al and the crime crusaders$b[electronic resource] $eChicago's private war against Capone /$fDennis E. Hoffman
210   $aCarbondale $cSouthern Illinois University Press$dc1993
215   $a1 online resource (210 p.)
300   $aPaperback edition 2010.
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320   $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
327   $aCover; 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
330   $a    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" against
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