Laurence Bergreen

Capone

The Man and the Era

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Al Capone reached a pinnacle of celebrity that modern-day upstarts like John Gotti can only dream about. Going behind the myths and movie portrayals, Bergreen introduces Capone as he really was--a cold-blooded killer who saw himself as a modern-day Robin Hood. Bergreen creates an unequaled portrait of prohibition-era America. Includes 16-page photo insert.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: TOUCHSTONE PR
• Seitenzahl: 704
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. August 1996
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 239mm x 157mm x 45mm
• Gewicht: 835g
• ISBN-13: 9780684824475
• ISBN-10: 0684824477
• Artikelnr.: 21707877

Autorenporträt

Laurence Bergreen is an award-winning biographer and historian. His books have been translated into twenty-five languages worldwide. Among his books are biographies of Christopher Columbus, Giacomo Casanova, Marco Polo, Ferdinand Magellan, Louis Armstrong, Al Capone, and Irving Berlin. He lives in New York City.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents
Genealogy of the Capone Family
Prologue
Part One: Pursuit
1. Campanilismo
2. Where the East Meets the West
3. Memento Mori
4. Round Lake Refuge
5. The Return of Al Capone
6. The Jazz Age
Part Two: Descent
7. Slaughter and Sanctuary
8. Public Enemies
9. Secret Agents
10. The United States of America vs. Alphonse Capone
11. Circles of Hell
12. After Capone
Acknowledgments
Notes on Sources
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Index