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10 de nov. de 2020 · Nicknames: Scarface, Fonzo, Snorky, Big Al Born: Brooklyn, New York, 17 January 1899 Died: Palm Island, Florida, 25 January 1947 Cause of Death: Syphilis, Paralytic Dementia Specialist Area(s): Bootlegging, racketeering, prostitution, extortion Background. When you think gangster, you think Al Capone. The man is widely recognised as one of the most notorious crime bosses that has ever existed ...
Al Capone felt a tremendous obligation to support his extended family for many reasons, not the least of which was the fact that very few other adult males in the family could be counted on for regular financial support. This biography tracks Capone’s life, criminal activity, and trials from his beginnings to his death, in 26 chapters.
25 de oct. de 2016 · Books. Al Capone: His Life, Legacy, and Legend. Deirdre Bair. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, Oct 25, 2016 - Biography & Autobiography - 416 pages. From a National Book Award-winning biographer, the first complete life of legendary gangster Al Capone to be produced with the cooperation of his family, who provided the author with exclusive ...
24 de oct. de 2016 · Al Capone is much more myth than man in the popular imagination. ... Her biography draws on a rich—and, until recently, untapped—pool of resources: Capone’s remaining living relatives.
Al Capone: A Biography. Paperback – Illustrated, 23 Feb. 2009. For more than 70 years, Al Capone has been equated with wealth, violence, and corruption. As America's most infamous criminal, he has intrigued, attracted, and repulsed the general public with his legendary criminal deeds. This concise biography separates the myth from the man.
Below is the article summary. For the full article, see Al Capone . Al Capone, (born Jan. 17, 1899, Brooklyn, N.Y., U.S.—died Jan. 25, 1947, Palm Island, Fla.), U.S. gangster. Quitting school after the sixth grade, he joined the James Street Boys gang, led by Johnny Torrio. In a youthful fight in a brothel-saloon he was slashed across the ...
25 de oct. de 2016 · Bair has written perhaps the last word on Capone. Highly recommended." — Library Journal “Deirdre Bair’s enticing new gangster biography knocks it out of the park. In the hands of a master life-storyteller, Al Capone’s brief, explosive career seems as all-American as apple pie and sawed-off shotguns.
