Download or read book Real Life Gangsters Pablo Escobar and Al Capone 2 Books in 1 written by Roger Harrington and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2018-09-10 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: REAL LIFE GANGSTERS: Pablo Escobar and Al Capone - 2 Books in 1 Featuring

Download or read book World s Most Notorious Gangsters and Drug Lords written by Walter Barnes and published by . This book was released on 2019-10-07 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Uncover the stories of the world's most notorious gangsters, drug lords, and criminals. From Columbia and Mexico to even America's own soil, criminals have always lurked behind the scenes - some more successful than others. Now, this biography delves into the lives and careers of some of history's drug lords, from Pablo Escobar's empire to the legend of Al Capone. Inside, you'll find some of history's most infamous crime lords, including: Al Capone, the crime boss during prohibition who earned the name "Scarface" El Chapo, a man once considered to be the most powerful drug trafficker in the world Jesse James, the notorious American outlaw and train robber Whitey Bulger, crime-boss turned FBI informant John Gotti, who became the boss of the Gambino crime family And Pablo Escobar, the Columbian drug lord and wealthiest criminal in the world Each of these men have a story rich with conspiracy, crime, and murder. From drug trafficking, racketeering, and even robbing trains, the world of the criminal underground continues to fascinate and unnerve those with a morbid curiosity. This bundle is a must-read for anyone interested in the incredible - and infamous - stories of the world's most notorious crime lords.

Download or read book Famous Gangsters written by Roger Harrington and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2018-05-21 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: FAMOUS GANGSTERS: Al Capone and The Kray Twins - 2 Books in 1 Featuring... *Al Capone*The Kray Twins 2 Great Books in 1! Al Capone Although he ultimately became notorious as a crime boss engaged in bootlegging, gambling and various other illegal activities and was named by the Chicago Crime Commission as 'Public Enemy Number 1', Al Capone's beginnings were decidedly humble. Alphonse Gabriel Capone was born on 17th January 1899 in Brooklyn, New York City. Although many people turn to crime to escape their poor background, this wasn't really the case with Al Capone. His parents were respectable people who emigrated from Italy to Austria-Hungary (now Croatia) in 1893 and then by ship to the U.S. Father Gabriele was employed as a barber while mother Teresa worked for some time as a seamstress. When they arrived in America, they already had two sons and Teresa was pregnant with a third child. They lived initially in a squalid tenement building near the Navy Yard, a generally rough and noisy area although the family managed to remain normal and law-abiding. Al Capone was born the fourth of nine children, one of whom died at the age of one. This was the beginnings of America's most prolific gangster. The Kray Twins London, East End, 1945. The East End of London in the 1940s was a post-war landscape. Poverty and crime were rife. People struggled to make ends meet and opportunities to escape were few and far between. Houses were cramped due to increased immigration and from the bombing during the war. Food was still scarce as rationing didn't end until 1954 and cheese production was slow for many years after. In addition to this the Suez crisis leads to a period of petrol rationing from late 1956 until May 1957. All of this leads to a feeling of unease about people's futures. No-one knew where the next full meal was coming from. The black market was in full force, although this was not a new phenomenon. The East End of London was a notorious breeding ground for criminals from as far back as the 17th century, so it wasn't limited to just the aftermath of the war causing social issues. The high levels of poverty in the area made it an easy way to make a living when jobs were scarce. This was perhaps the perfect recipe for the creation of the infamous criminal spree of the Kray twins.

Download or read book American Gangster written by Roger Harrington and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2018-05-21 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: AMERICAN GANGSTER: John Dillinger and Al Capone - 2 Books in 1 Featuring... *John Dillinger*Al Capone 2 Great Books in 1! John Dillinger During the great depression, banks were closing with great speed and taking customers' money with them. Nearly half of America's banks were forced to close during the crisis. Many citizens were without jobs or steady incomes. It was one of the worst economic climates in American history. The us/them mentality was stronger than ever as common people turned against the remaining banks, considering them to be heartless institutions that stole money from loyal customers while the American people suffered en masse. Outlaws like Bonnie and Clyde, and "Pretty Boy" Floyd became heroes in the eyes of the American people. These people rolled up to banks and demanded money; a feat that many destitute Americans dreamed they could do. The robbers were considered Robin Hood type characters; giving the evil, rich banks what they deserved after treating their customers so poorly. However, these thieves weren't stealing from the rich to give to the poor, as Robin Hood did; they were stealing from the rich to line their own pockets. Nevertheless, as newspapers continued to report on the exploits of the outlaws they became celebrities in their own right; as recognizable and idolized as any movie star. It was the perfect environment for the handsome, charming, and cunning John Dillinger to round up a gang of robbers and take the American banks by storm. Al Capone Although he ultimately became notorious as a crime boss engaged in bootlegging, gambling and various other illegal activities and was named by the Chicago Crime Commission as 'Public Enemy Number 1', Al Capone's beginnings were decidedly humble. Alphonse Gabriel Capone was born on 17th January 1899 in Brooklyn, New York City. Although many people turn to crime to escape their poor background, this wasn't really the case with Al Capone. His parents were respectable people who emigrated from Italy to Austria-Hungary (now Croatia) in 1893 and then by ship to the U.S. Father Gabriele was employed as a barber while mother Teresa worked for some time as a seamstress. When they arrived in America, they already had two sons and Teresa was pregnant with a third child. They lived initially in a squalid tenement building near the Navy Yard, a generally rough and noisy area although the family managed to remain normal and law-abiding. Al Capone was born the fourth of nine children, one of whom died at the age of one. This was the beginnings of America's most prolific gangster.

Download or read book Al Capone written by Deirdre Bair and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2017-10-31 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the height of Prohibition, Al Capone loomed large as Public Enemy Number One: his multimillion-dollar Chicago Outfit dominated organized crime, and law enforcement was powerless to stop him. But then came the fall: a legal noose tightened by the FBI, a conviction on tax evasion, a stint in Alcatraz. After his release, he returned to his family in Miami a much diminished man, living quietly until the ravages of his neurosyphilis took their final toll. Our shared fascination with Capone endures in countless novels and movies, but the man behind the legend has remained a mystery. Now, through rigorous research and exclusive access to Capone’s family, National Book Award–winning biographer Deirdre Bair cuts through the mythology, uncovering a complex character who was flawed and cruel but also capable of nobility. At once intimate and iconoclastic, Al Capone gives us the definitive account of a quintessentially American figure.

Download or read book Guns and Roses written by Rose Keefe and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 2003-09-01 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on information compiled from police and court documents, contemporary news accounts, and interviews with O'Banion's friends and associates, Guns and Roses traces O'Banion's rise from Illinois farm boy to the most powerful gang boss ...

Download or read book Capone written by Laurence Bergreen and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 728 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author presents a new portrait of Capone, from the brutal wars in which Capone climbed to the top of gangsterdom, to his long incarceration as one of the first prisoners at Alcatraz, to a detailed account of his long slide into illness and death.

Download or read book Al Capone written by Gary Nites and published by . This book was released on 2015-01-21 with total page 27 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Al Capone 'I have built my organization upon fear'Occupying a position among legends, Al Capone is a name made synonymous with the secret world and the celebrity life of a mafia capo crimine. His life has been the subject and inspiration of several retelling of the controversial world when the United States were inside the grips of several mafia families. This book is the beginning of a series about the lives of other legendary US gangsters.This biography traces the humble beginnings of Capone and how the code of Omerta protected him and his activities. You will discover the inner workings and culture of the Capone regime, how layers of secrecy and security created the Outfit that allowed him to rule Chicago with his iron grip.Know about Capone's path to ascension and his rule as the capo de tutti capi. Discover the hits and misses in Capone's life, from bloody massacres to failed assassinations. See how both his friends and foes cowered in fear of Capone's vengeance and relished in Capone's gifts. Find out how he was finally caught, imprisoned and fell from grace. Know what happened to the vacant throne he left upon his death and how his legacy endures even until today.Know more than the legend but also the man. Misunderstood and misinterpreted, you be the judge on the life of Al Capone.Here is a preview of what you'll learn:* CHAPTER 1: The Mafia, the Hierarchy & Chicago* CHAPTER 2: Birth of Scarface- His Early Years* CHAPTER 3: Path to Ascension- Career in Chicago* CHAPTER 4: Height of Power- the Boss* CHAPTER 5: Life of Luxury- His Home, Preferences & Lifestyle* CHAPTER 6: Friends & Foes- His Allies & Enemies* CHAPTER 7: Hits & Misses- Modus Operandi, Massacres & Failed Assassinations* CHAPTER 8: Fall from Grace- Trials, Imprisonment & Release* CHAPTER 9: Vacant Throne- Later Years, Death & the AftermathDownload your copy of "Al Capone" by scrolling up and clicking "Buy Now With 1-Click" button.

Download or read book Son of Scarface written by Chris W. Knight and published by Chris Knight Capone. This book was released on 2008 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Memoir by the Grandson of Al Capone is a journal of the grandson of the most notorious gangster in American History. Chris W Knight chronicles his courageous search to find the truth behind the lies, the deceptions and the heartaches. Torn between denying the family bloodline and embracing it, he finds himself forced to confront a dual identity, that he is not only the grandchild of a celebrity, but the grandchild of America's most notorious and infamous Mob boss. Book jacket.

Download or read book Gangs and Organized Crime written by George W. Knox and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2018-07-04 with total page 494 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Gangs and Organized Crime, George W. Knox, Gregg W. Etter, and Carter F. Smith offer an informed and carefully investigated examination of gangs and organized crime groups, covering street gangs, prison gangs, outlaw motorcycle gangs, and organized crime groups from every continent. The authors have spent decades investigating gangs as well as researching their history and activities, and this dual professional-academic perspective informs their analysis of gangs and crime groups. They take a multidisciplinary approach that combines criminal justice, public policy and administration, law, organizational behavior, sociology, psychology, and urban planning perspectives to provide insight into the actions and interactions of a variety of groups and their members. This textbook is ideal for criminal justice and sociology courses on gangs as well as related course topics like gang behavior, gang crime and the inner city, organized crime families, and transnational criminal groups. Gangs and Organized Crime is also an excellent addition to the professional’s reference library or primer for the general reader. More information is available at the supporting website – www.gangsandorganizedcrime.com

Download or read book Mr Capone written by Robert J. Schoenberg and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-06-06 with total page 843 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All I ever did was to sell beer and whiskey to our best people. All I ever did was to supply a demand that was pretty popular. Why, the very guys that make my trade good are the ones that yell the loudest about me. Some of the leading judges use the stuff. When I sell liquor, it's called bootlegging. When my patrons serve it on silver trays on Lake Shore Drive, it's called hospitality. -- Al Capone

Download or read book AL CAPONE The Biography of a Self Made Man written by Fred D. Pasley and published by Edizioni Savine. This book was released on 2020-04-26 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The biography of Alphonse Gabriel Capone (born January 17, 1899 – died January 25, 1947), known by the nickname "Scarface". The most famous American gangster, as well as businessman

Download or read book Al Capone Scarface Biography written by Walter Barnes and published by . This book was released on 2020-07-08 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hard-headed, assertive, and brash, he demonstrated leadership qualities at an early age. At 14, he formed a street gang to protect Italian women from harassment around the rough neighborhood. Later, he went to work for the mobster Johnny Torrio and gathered unwanted attention after he murdered his friend for defaulting on a gambling debt. He was instructed to flee to Chicago and there he rose to the top as a gang boss and the most-wanted man in America. This is the story of Al Capone. As soon as he arrived in Chicago, a spree of murders engulfed the city. He struck fear into the hearts of his competitors and those who owed him money. He also controlled every law enforcement agency in the city. He most notably dominated the prohibition-era liquor trade by illegally supplying boot-legged liquor. He appeared good-natured, was flamboyant, and donated generously to various charitable causes. Despite being targeted by the legal system for his criminal activities, the public admired him. Come face-to-face with the most infamous man in America during the depression-era and get an insider's look into his life. Here's a preview of what you'll discover in this book: Al Capone's early childhood and family life His early ambition to lead a modest life The death of his father and change of priorities Meeting Johnny Torrio and moving to the big league Active involvement with gang-related work Gaining control of criminal activities in Chicago Eluding the legal system for years His capture and the life that followed ..... And much more! Al Capone was not one to back away from a challenge. He would take on the toughest rival gangs and decimate them. He was even responsible for public executions of mob bosses. He was a cunning and resourceful man and for many years had avoided capture while being involved in virtually every illegal activity possible. This book will grant you unparalleled insights into the life of the man who was dubbed "Public Enemy No. 1" and how he rose to become the most notorious gangster of his time. So, scroll up and click the "Buy now with 1-click" button and get your copy!

Download or read book Get Capone written by Jonathan Eig and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-04-27 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The real story of how the federal government finally apprehended and convicted America’s most notorious criminal, Al Capone. Drawing on recently discovered government documents, wiretap transcripts, and Al Capone’s handwritten personal letters, New York Times bestselling author Jonathan Eig tells the dramatic story of the rise and fall of the nation’s most infamous criminal in rich new detail. From the moment he arrived in Chicago in 1920, Capone found himself in a world with limitless opportunity. Within a few years Capone controlled an illegal bootlegging business with annual revenue rivaling that of some of the nation’s largest corporations. Along the way he corrupted the Chicago police force and local courts while becoming one of the world’s first international celebrities. Legend credits Eliot Ness and his “Untouchables” with apprehending Capone, but Eig shows that this wasn’t so. In Get Capone, the man known as “Scarface” emerges as a complex man, doomed as much by his ego as by his vicious criminality. This is the real Al Capone.

Download or read book Hollywood Godfather written by Gianni Russo and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2019-03-12 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hollywood Godfather is Gianni Russo's over-the-top memoir of a real-life mobster-turned-actor who helped make The Godfather a reality, and his story of life on the edge between danger and glamour. Gianni Russo was a handsome 25-year-old mobster with no acting experience when he walked onto the set of The Godfather and entered Hollywood history. He played Carlo Rizzi, the husband of Connie Corleone, who set her brother Sonny—played by James Caan—up for a hit. Russo didn't have to act—he knew the mob inside and out: from his childhood in Little Italy, where Mafia legend Frank Costello took him under his wing, to acting as a messenger for New Orleans mob boss Carlos Marcello during the Kennedy assassination, to having to go on the lam after shooting and killing a member of the Colombian drug cartel in his Vegas club. Along the way, Russo befriended Frank Sinatra, who became his son's godfather, and Marlon Brando, who mentored his career as an actor after trying to get Francis Ford Coppola to fire him from The Godfather. Russo had passionate affairs with Marilyn Monroe, Liza Minelli, and scores of other celebrities. He went on to become a producer and starred in The Godfather: Parts I and II, Seabiscuit, Any Given Sunday and Rush Hour 2, among many other films. Hollywood Godfather is a no-holds-barred account of a life filled with violence, glamour, sex—and fun.

Download or read book Al Capone written by Hourly History and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2023-08-31 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the remarkable life of Al Capone... Al Capone and Chicago at one time were almost synonymous. While opinions of the infamous mob leader varied from group to group, Capone was at one point seen by many as a lovable outlaw and modern Robin Hood. How could this man who ran the most vicious criminal organization in the country become so beloved by the general public? Was it the rags to riches tale of an immigrant that rose from the bottom to make it to the big time that transfixed the nation? Or is it something else entirely? Let us discover just what is it about the life of Al Capone that seems to spark both disgust and admiration in those that hear it. This is the story of the life and enduring legend of the American-Italian mobster that some loved and others loved to hate. Discover a plethora of topics such as How Capone Became Scarface The Murder of McSwiggin Public Enemy Number One Taking Down Capone Holed up in Alcatraz The Last Days of Al Capone And much more!

Download or read book Double Cross written by Sam Giancana and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-11-01 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most feared Chicago mobsters Sam Giancana clawed his way to the top of the Mafia hierarchy by starting as a hit man for Al Capone. He was known as one of the best vehicle escape artists, a tenacious business man, and a ruthless killer. He partied with major stars such as Frank Sinatra and Marilyn Monroe and did business with agents ranging from the CIA to the Vatican to the shah of Iran. When politician Joe Kennedy gave Giancana the chance to use mob muscle to get his son John elected, Giancana jumped at the task. But the Kennedy brothers double-crossed him, waging full-out war on organized crime throughout the United States. And Giancana went after them. Written with suspense and conviction, we learn about how the CIA asked Giancana to assassinate Fidel Castro. The book includes Giancana's testimony about the truth of his involvement in the deaths of Monroe and others, among others. Chuck Giancana, Sam's brother, contributes a unique perspective of the mobs relationship with the Bay of Pigs and many other pivotal events of the 60's and beyond. Double Cross is an eye-opening account of the interworking of the government and the mob and how this relationship has impacted American history.