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Scarface Al and the crime crusaders [[electronic resource] ] : Chicago's private war against Capone / / Dennis E. Hoffman



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Autore: Hoffman Dennis E Visualizza persona
Titolo: Scarface Al and the crime crusaders [[electronic resource] ] : Chicago's private war against Capone / / Dennis E. Hoffman Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Carbondale, : Southern Illinois University Press, c1993
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (210 p.)
Disciplina: 364.4/3/0977311
Soggetto topico: Organized crime - Illinois - Chicago - Prevention
Crime prevention - Illinois - Chicago - Citizen participation
Note generali: Paperback edition 2010.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: 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
Sommario/riassunto: 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
Titolo autorizzato: Scarface Al and the crime crusaders  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-280-69775-X
9786613674715
0-8093-8596-1
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910817345603321
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