Al Capone's Beer Wars: A Complete History of Organized Crime in Chicago During Prohibition by Binder, John J.
Al Capone's Beer Wars: A Complete History of Organized Crime in Chicago During Prohibition by Binder, John J.

Al Capone's Beer Wars: A Complete History of Organized Crime in Chicago During Prohibition

Although much has been written about Al Capone, there has not been--until now--a complete history of organized...
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Author: John J. Binder
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Al Capone's Beer Wars: A Complete History of Organized Crime in Chicago During Prohibition by Binder, John J.

Al Capone's Beer Wars: A Complete History of Organized Crime in Chicago During Prohibition

$66.08
Al Capone's Beer Wars: A Complete History of Organized Crime in Chicago During Prohibition by Binder, John J.

Al Capone's Beer Wars: A Complete History of Organized Crime in Chicago During Prohibition

$66.08
Author: John J. Binder
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Description
Although much has been written about Al Capone, there has not been--until now--a complete history of organized crime in Chicago during Prohibition. This exhaustively researched book covers the entire period from 1920 to 1933. Author John J. Binder, a recognized authority on the history of organized crime in Chicago, discusses all the important bootlegging gangs in the city and the suburbs and also examines the other major rackets, such as prostitution, gambling, labor and business racketeering, and narcotics. A major focus is how the Capone gang -- one of twelve major bootlegging mobs in Chicago at the start of Prohibition--gained a virtual monopoly over organized crime in northern Illinois and beyond. Binder also describes the fight by federal and local authorities, as well as citizens' groups, against organized crime. In the process, he refutes numerous myths and misconceptions related to the Capone gang, other criminal groups, the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, and gangland killings. What emerges is a big picture of how Chicago's underworld evolved during this period. This broad perspective goes well beyond Capone and specific acts of violence and brings to light what was happening elsewhere in Chicagoland and after Capone went to jail. Based on 25 years of research and using many previously unexplored sources, this fascinating account of a bloody and colorful era in Chicago history will become the definitive work on the subject.

Author: John J. Binder
Publisher: Prometheus Books
Published: 06/06/2017
Pages: 414
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.30lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.30w x 1.30d
ISBN: 9781633882850


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Foreword 04/26/2017

About the Author
John J. Binder, Ph.D., is the author of two previous books on organized crime and has appeared in interviews on and served as an expert consultant for documentaries on the mob shown on the A & E and AMC cable networks and on the Discovery Channel and the History Channel. He has also given numerous interviews on the subject for newspapers, magazines, and radio and television news programs. He lectures frequently on organized crime in Chicago. He is associate professor emeritus of finance in the College of Business Administration at the University of Illinois at Chicago.


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