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Highlights
- The real story of how the federal government finally apprehended and convicted America's most notorious criminal, Al Capone.
- About the Author: Jonathan Eig is a former senior writer for The Wall Street Journal.
- 480 Pages
- True Crime, Organized Crime
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About the Book
Drawing on thousands of pages of recently discovered government documents, wiretap transcripts, and Al Capone's handwritten personal letters, "New York Times"-bestselling author Eig tells the dramatic story of the rise and fall of the nation's most notorious criminal in rich new detail.Book Synopsis
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.Review Quotes
"Riveting. . . . Eig's book is full of fascinating details about the Windy City, as well as the rest of America in the 1920s."
--Elizabeth Bennett, Dallas Morning News
About the Author
Jonathan Eig is a former senior writer for The Wall Street Journal. He is the New York Times bestselling author of five books, including Ali: A Life, Luckiest Man: The Life and Death of Lou Gehrig and Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season. Ali was shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award and the James Tait Black Biography of the Year Award, and won the British Sports Book Awards Sports Book of the Year Award and the PEN/ESPN Award for Literary Sports Writing. He lives in Chicago with his wife and children.Dimensions (Overall): 8.3 Inches (H) x 5.5 Inches (W) x 1.3 Inches (D)
Weight: .92 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Sub-Genre: Organized Crime
Genre: True Crime
Number of Pages: 480
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Format: Paperback
Author: Jonathan Eig
Language: English
Street Date: April 12, 2011
TCIN: 93677656
UPC: 9781416580607
Item Number (DPCI): 247-12-4985
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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