Capone: The Life and World of Al Capone

Capone: The Life and World of Al Capone
by John Kobler

Capone: The Life and World of Al Capone
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Author: John Kobler
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2003-10-09
ISBN: 0306812851
Number of pages: 432
Publisher: Da Capo Press

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Book Review: Outstanding.....The "Premier" Bio of Al Capone
Summary: 5 Stars

In my opinion, this is the best and most well written of all of the Capone biographies. The first few pages of this highly engrossing book takes the reader to the front door of the Lexington Hotel, Capone's headquarters.....on into the inner sactum of the gangleader himself. The story of Al Capone is brilliantly laid out in an easy to follow format that takes the reader through Capone's life and motivations. I've read all of the major bios on "Big Al" and this is by far the best.....highly recommended.

Summary of Capone: The Life and World of Al Capone

The public called him Scarface; the FBI called him Public Enemy Number One; his associates called him Snorky. But Capone is the name most remember. And John Kobler?s Capone is the definitive biography of this most brutal and flamboyant of the underground kings?an intimate and dramatic book that presents a complete view of Al Capone and his gaudy era. Here is Capone?s story: his violent childhood in Brooklyn, his lieutenancy to Johnny Torrio, his rise in the ranks of the underworld, the notorious St. Valentine Massacre, his eventual control of the entire city of Chicago, and his decline during his imprisonment in Alcatraz. Capone was the ultimate gangster, and Capone is the ultimate in gangster biographies?a classic in the literature of crime.

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