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"A THRILLING MAGNUM OPUS ON AMERICA'S GREAT CRIME EPIC. A Mystery Writers of America "Grand Master"--author of the gangster classic Road to Perdition, long-time Dick Tracy writer, and multiple Shamus Award winner--teams with an acclaimed rising young historian, in this riveting, myth-shattering dual portrait of Al Capone, America's most notorious gangster, and Eliot Ness, the legendary Prohibition agent whose extraordinary investigative work crippled...
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"From his heyday to the present moment, Al Capone's life has gripped the public imagination, and his gangster persona has been immortalized in the countless movies and books inspired by his exploits. But who was the man behind the legend? Capone loved to tell tall tales that perpetuated his mystique; newspapers loved him and frequently embellished or fabricated stories about him to sell copies. While some remember him as fundamentally kind and good,...
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[2006]
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English
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"At the onset of Prohibition, small-time hood Al Capone moves to Chicago to become the bodyguard of a local racketeer. The criminal activity that followed would soon be legendary. Capone soon became the head of Chi-Town's biggest 'business, ' extorting whatever he wanted from whomever he pleased. The infamous gangster was sitting on top of the world with nowhere to go but down"--Container.
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