| Description |
282 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Innocence interrupted -- Innocence lost -- Prohibition and a life-changing decision -- The origins of Chicago's big leagues -- War, a young gunman's rise to the top, and the jazz age -- Baby Face, Mooney, and Joe Batters -- Final vengeance, continued conflict, exodus -- Capone vs. Weiss : phase one -- Capone vs. Weiss : winner take all -- Sitting on top of the world -- Aiello threatens the empire -- The joker -- McGurn has the last laugh -- Close calls -- Louise and continued mayhem -- A surprise for Bugs -- St. Valentine's Day -- Aftermath of carnage -- The walls begin to crumble -- The empire declines -- Jack gets married, Al goes away -- Vindication and alienation -- The comet fades -- Whatever became of ...? |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
McGurn, Jack, 1905-1936.
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Gangsters -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Biography.
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Organized crime -- Illinois -- Chicago.
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Nineteen twenties.
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| LC no. |
2007023898 |
| ISBN |
9781581826180 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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1581826184 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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