Scarface Al and the Crime Crusaders: Chicago's Private War Against Capone
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| Rating | : | 4.74 (931 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0809330040 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 208 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-12-04 |
| Language | : | English |
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Eliot Who??? Rick "Mad Dog" Mattix No, it wasn't Eliot Ness and his "Untouchables" who brought down Al Capone. It was Internal Revenue agents led by Elmer Irey and Frank Wilson and aided and abbetted by the Chicago Crime Commission and its vigilante arm, the "Secret Six." Professor Hoffman presents us here with a well-documented, and highly readable account of the victory of Uncle Sam and Chicago over America's . Mario Gomes said The best on how Capone was really brought down.. No, you won't find any fluffy misleading writing in here. You can purchase the new and less than stellar Johnny come lately Capone book for that. Mr. Hoffman is what you can call a real expert with no qualms. He has done his research, and you can tell that he cared enough to go over his research to deliver a time standing work on his subject. This book is tops on how and who re. "It's different than other Al Capone books." according to Nancy Mitchell. You don't find this kind of information in other books about Al Capone thatI know of. The thing I didn't like is that the author refers to Mr. Capone as"Scarface Al' too often in the text.
To debunk the Eliot Ness myth, he shows how a handful of private citizens brought Capone to justice by outsmarting him rather than by outgunning him. Drawing on previously untapped sources, Hoffman dissects what he terms a “private war” against Capone. He traces the behind-the-scenes work of a few prominent Chicago businessmen from their successful lobbying of presidents Coolidge and Hoover on behalf of federal intervention to the trial, sentencing, and punishment of Al Capone. These private ventures included prosecuting the gangsters responsible for election crimes; establishing a crime lab to assist in gangbusting; underwriting the costs of the investigation of the Jake Lingle murder; stigmatizing Capone;
About the AuthorDennis E. Hoffman is an associate professor of criminal justice at the University of Nebraska at Omaha.
Dennis E. Hoffman is an associate professor of criminal justice at the University of Nebraska at Omaha.