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The Bootleggers: The Story of Chicago's Prohibition Era

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Gritty chronicle of Chicago's roaring Prohibition.

Delving into "The Bootleggers" gives you a front-row seat to the city's tumultuous era when illicit booze fueled both crime and commerce. If you're intrigued by the jazz age, the lore of gangsters like Al Capone, and the complex socio-political landscape of 1920s America, then this time capsule is the perfect pick for a nuanced historical understanding.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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The Bootleggers: The Story of Chicago's Prohibition Era

Regular price ₱429.75 ₱292.05 32% off
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ISBN: 9781874358251
Authors: Kenneth Allsop
Publisher: True Crime Library
Date of Publication: 1998-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: History, Politics, Biographies & Memoirs
Goodreads rating: 3.45
(rated by 40 readers)

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No single law ever spawned greater violence than the law enacted by the U.S. Congress in 1920 banning the sale and manufacture of alcohol. For the next thirteen years, when the disastrous folly of Prohibition was at last repealed, illegal drinks' rackets created an entirely new breed of ruthless criminals, men like Al Capone, Johnny Torio, Dion O'Banion, and Big Jim Colosimo. They were Bootleggers. They centered on Chicago, and their horrific gang warfare caused a total breakdown in the legal and moral standard of that city, which they ruled without fear of punishment. This is their story, told with dexterity, expertise, and vigor by a master writer. The best-ever account of Chicago gangsters... Mr. Allsop writes with an understanding of the rise of Al Capone and describes the stranglehold that can be obtained by a handful of desperate men. - The Sunday Times. His coverage is so complete that it is difficult to see how any other writer could follow him on the subject of Chicago's gangster era. - Sunday Telegraph.
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Gritty chronicle of Chicago's roaring Prohibition.

Delving into "The Bootleggers" gives you a front-row seat to the city's tumultuous era when illicit booze fueled both crime and commerce. If you're intrigued by the jazz age, the lore of gangsters like Al Capone, and the complex socio-political landscape of 1920s America, then this time capsule is the perfect pick for a nuanced historical understanding.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.