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Al Capone: American Gangster Stories
Despite Capone’s violent career and the brutality of his past, there is an on-going fascination with his life. Many fictitious characters have been modelled on him and the term ‘mobster’ or ‘gangster’ invariably conjures up an image of Al Capone.
There have been plenty of books and articles covering his life and some of these have been made into films.
In real life, Capone’s influence was enough to change the law in order to deal with him. The 1927 Supreme Court ruling that income tax was due on criminal earnings was intended to help the authorities trap criminals and was instrumental in Capone’s eventual downfall.
This is the true story of the life and criminal career of Al Capone, the original American gangster, and one of the most feared criminals ever to have lived.
There have been plenty of books and articles covering his life and some of these have been made into films.
In real life, Capone’s influence was enough to change the law in order to deal with him. The 1927 Supreme Court ruling that income tax was due on criminal earnings was intended to help the authorities trap criminals and was instrumental in Capone’s eventual downfall.
This is the true story of the life and criminal career of Al Capone, the original American gangster, and one of the most feared criminals ever to have lived.
111 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 8, 2017
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December 1, 2018
Big Al.
Just another wide boy in the right place at the right time. Like all major criminals Capone didn't know when to quit. Eventually the laws going to get you and it did.
Just another wide boy in the right place at the right time. Like all major criminals Capone didn't know when to quit. Eventually the laws going to get you and it did.
December 17, 2019
Decent read but...
Not really long or detailed enough,it just seems like a potted history of Capone and not going into depth about the things I imagined it would.
Not really long or detailed enough,it just seems like a potted history of Capone and not going into depth about the things I imagined it would.
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