The Confessions Of Al Capone

Author : Loren D. Estleman
Publisher : Forge Books
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2013-06-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781429943253

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The Confessions of Al Capone by Loren D. Estleman Pdf

Multiple award-winner Loren D. Estleman has produced a major biographical novel on the infamous Mobster known as Scarface, rigorously researched and deftly nuanced to offer an intimate portrait of the gangster whose terrible crimes and larger-than-life persona have both fascinated and appalled the world for nearly a century; whose legacy is still widely debated; and whose brutally ambitious career in the Mafia continues to inspire filmmakers and writers to plumb its excesses and its contradictions. In 1944, after Al Capone has been released from prison, J. Edgar Hoover assigns an FBI junior agent to insinuate himself into Capone's life and gain his trust so that Hoover can nail as many of Capone's Mob confederates as possible. Capone, suffering from the neurological effects of syphilis, is alternately lucid, full of the passion and energy that fueled his rise to the pinnacle of American crime...and rambling or ranting, the broken shell of a man released from prison so he could die at home with his family. With the superb narrative gifts honed in dozens of novels, Estleman has captured the essence of this American icon as never before. With subtly nuanced portrayals of those in Capone's circle—his underrated wife Mae Capone, members of the Chicago Outfit including the deadly Frank Nitti—as well as his nemesis, J. Edgar Hoover, Hoover's secretary Helen Gandy and others, The Confessions of Al Capone is a major literary achievement. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Author : Loren D. Estleman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 859 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Chicago (Ill.)
ISBN : 1471354075

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The Confessions of Al Capone by Loren D. Estleman Pdf

Author : Gennifer Choldenko
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 267 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2013-07-19
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781408850404

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Al Capone Shines My Shoes by Gennifer Choldenko Pdf

Moose's sister has got a place in the perfect school on the mainland, one that will help her deal with her autism. But there is one hitch. She got the place with the help of Al Capone and now it's payback time. Soon Moose is caught up in a terrible cycle of secrets and favours that threatens to destabilise his entire family in this nail-biting, edge-of-your-seat novel.

Author : Loren D. Estleman
Publisher : Forge Books
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2013-04-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781466800649

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Alive! by Loren D. Estleman Pdf

Bela Lugosi's Frankenstein screen test puts Valentino in the picture for murder Everyone knows the Frankenstein monster was played by Boris Karloff. His portrayal is so famous that the play Arsenic and Old Lace was filled with Karloff/monster jokes—even when the part of the monstrously deformed villain was played by another actor. But before Karloff's memorable portrayal, another famous 1930s Hollywood icon, Bela Lugosi, tested for the part of the monster. The screen test footage was lost for decades, until Valentino, that never-say-die film archivist, gets a hot tip about the whereabouts of the incriminating (for really bad, heavily accented acting) footage. But it comes with a price far greater than the money he'll have to pay. Someone would kill to get that reel of film, and that makes Valentino a mortal obstacle who would rather not die for art. People have already been murdered for the film, and Val doesn't want to push his luck...but boy, that reel is too good to let go.... Enter a crew of steampunk fans. Loving the arcane strangeness that is Valentino's life—not to mention the completely glam prospect of seeing the original filmic Count Dracula as the Frankenstein monster—they will find a way to save Valentino and Lugosi's infamous screen test. Or if they can't do that, have a great party anyway. Val just hopes it's not a wake.... In Alive!, Loren D. Estleman delivers a mystery that only he can. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Author : John Kobler
Publisher : Da Capo Press
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2003-10-09
Category : History
ISBN : 0306812851

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Capone by John Kobler Pdf

The public called him Scarface; the FBI called him Public Enemy Number One; his associates called him Snorky. But Capone is the name most remember. And John Kobler's Capone is the definitive biography of this most brutal and flamboyant of the underground kings—an intimate and dramatic book that presents a complete view of Al Capone and his gaudy era. Here is Capone's story: his violent childhood in Brooklyn, his lieutenancy to Johnny Torrio, his rise in the ranks of the underworld, the notorious St. Valentine Massacre, his eventual control of the entire city of Chicago, and his decline during his imprisonment in Alcatraz. Capone was the ultimate gangster, and Capone is the ultimate in gangster biographies—a classic in the literature of crime.

Author : Deirdre Bair
Publisher : Anchor
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2017-10-31
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780345804518

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Al Capone by Deirdre Bair Pdf

At the height of Prohibition, Al Capone loomed large as Public Enemy Number One: his multimillion-dollar Chicago Outfit dominated organized crime, and law enforcement was powerless to stop him. But then came the fall: a legal noose tightened by the FBI, a conviction on tax evasion, a stint in Alcatraz. After his release, he returned to his family in Miami a much diminished man, living quietly until the ravages of his neurosyphilis took their final toll. Our shared fascination with Capone endures in countless novels and movies, but the man behind the legend has remained a mystery. Now, through rigorous research and exclusive access to Capone’s family, National Book Award–winning biographer Deirdre Bair cuts through the mythology, uncovering a complex character who was flawed and cruel but also capable of nobility. At once intimate and iconoclastic, Al Capone gives us the definitive account of a quintessentially American figure.

Author : Laurence Bergreen
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 726 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2013-05-21
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781439128459

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Capone by Laurence Bergreen Pdf

In this brilliant history of Prohibition and its most notorious gangster, acclaimed biographer Laurence Bergreen takes us to the gritty streets of Chicago where Al Capone forged his sinister empire. Bergreen shows the seedy and glamorous sides of the age, the rise of Prohibition, the illicit liquor trade, the battlefield that was Chicago. Delving beyond the Capone mythology. Bergreen finds a paradox: a coldblooded killer, thief, pimp, and racketeer who was also a devoted son and father; a self-styled Robin Hood who rose to the top of organized crime. Capone is a masterful portrait of an extraordinary time and of the one man who reigned supreme over it all, Al Capone.

Author : Ray Flynn
Publisher : Fulton Books, Inc.
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2014-06-24
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781633380011

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Confessions of a Mob Hitman by Ray Flynn Pdf

Finally, an inside look at mob warfare in greater St. Louis by one of the men who actually lived it…and shaped it. It is an explosive, first person account…for the first time! John Auble, Reporter Fox Television- St. Louis Aficionados of true crime history and/or human nature will enjoy this journey into the past as gangster Ray Flynn recalls a life that he clearly feels was well-lived. You may disagree with the well-lived part, but it was an interesting life. No doubt about that. Bill McLellan St. Louis Post Dispatch Columnist Ray Flynn reached the pinnacle of his career in the 1960’s when he joined the Buster Eortman Gang. Wortman began his career as one of the infamous Al Capone’s southern lieutenants and as Capone’s cellmate. Wortman eventually won a bloody gang war for control of St. Louis and southern Illinois. Michale Flynn Son of the author Ray Flynn

Author : Avi
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2015-10-27
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780545922470

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The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle (Scholastic Gold) by Avi Pdf

Avi's treasured Newbery Honor Book now in expanded After Words edition!Thirteen-year-old Charlotte Doyle is excited to return home from her school in England to her family in Rhode Island in the summer of 1832. But when the two families she was supposed to travel with mysteriously cancel their trips, Charlotte finds herself the lone passenger on a long sea voyage with a cruel captain and a mutinous crew. Worse yet, soon after stepping aboard the ship, she becomes enmeshed in a conflict between them! What begins as an eagerly anticipated ocean crossing turns into a harrowing journey, where Charlotte gains a villainous enemy . . . and is put on trial for murder!After Words material includes author Q & A, journal writing tips, and other activities that bring Charlotte's world to life!

Author : Allen M. Hornblum
Publisher : Barricade Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2013-10-07
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1569804990

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Confessions of a Second Story Man by Allen M. Hornblum Pdf

Author Allen Hornblum tells the strange but true story of Junior Kripplebauer and his Philadelphia-based crew known as the Kripplebauer Gang. Up and down the East Coast, they robbed wealthy suburban residences with assembly line skills of breaking, entering, and bagging the loot. Hornblum describes the transformation of the K&A Gang from a group of blue collar thieves to their work in conjunction with numerous organized crime families and their help to make Philadelphia the "meth" capital of the nation. It is a compelling read about a fascinating bunch of hoodlums.

Author : William Balsamo,John Balsamo
Publisher : Skyhorse Publishing Inc.
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2011-03
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781616080853

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Young Al Capone by William Balsamo,John Balsamo Pdf

The first biography of Capone to focus on his youth in Brooklyn and theevents that shaped him into one of history’s most notorious criminals.

Author : Fred D. Pasley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 355 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Crime
ISBN : OCLC:27377585

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Al Capone by Fred D. Pasley Pdf

Author : Gennifer Choldenko
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2006-04-20
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781440629631

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Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko Pdf

The Newbery Honor Book and New York Times Bestseller that is historical fiction with a hint of mystery about living at Alcatraz not as a prisoner, but as a kid meeting some of the most famous criminals in our history. Al Capone Does My Shirts has become an instant classic for all kids to read! Today I moved to Alcatraz, a twelve-acre rock covered with cement, topped with bird turd and surrounded by water. I'm not the only kid who lives here. There are twenty-three other kids who live on the island because their dads work as guards or cooks or doctors or electricians for the prison, like my dad does. And then there are a ton of murderers, rapists, hit men, con men, stickup men, embezzlers, connivers, burglars, kidnappers and maybe even an innocent man or two, though I doubt it. The convicts we have are the kind other prisons don't want. I never knew prisons could be picky, but I guess they can. You get to Alcatraz by being the worst of the worst. Unless you're me. I came here because my mother said I had to. A Newbery Honor Book A New York Times Bestseller A People magazine "Best kid's Book" An ALA Book for Young Adults An ALA Notable Book A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year A Krikus Reviews Editor's Choice A San Francisco Chronicle Best Book of the Year A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year A Parents' Choice Silver Honor Book A New York Public Library "100 Titles for Reading and Sharing" Selection A New York Public Library Best Book for the Teen Age *"Choldenko's pacing is exquisite. . . . [A] great read."—Kirkus Reviews, starred review *"Exceptionally atmospheric, fast-paced and memorable!"—Publishers Weekly, starred review *"The story, told with humor and skill, will fascinate readers."—School Library Journal, starred review "Al is the perfect novel for a young guy or moll who digs books by Gordon Korman, or Louis Sachar."—Time Out New York for Kids "Funny situations and plot twists abound!"—People magazine "Heartstopping in some places, heartrending in others, and most of all, it is heartwarming."—San Francisco Chronicle

Author : Rick Hornung
Publisher : Three Rivers Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Capone, Al
ISBN : 0517201003

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Al Capone by Rick Hornung Pdf

Offers a look into the life of the famous gangster, examining his middle-class upbringing, his early legitimate business venture, and his turn to crime when the law failed him.

Author : Mary Harelkin Bishop
Publisher : Coteau Books
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 155050164X

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Tunnels of Time by Mary Harelkin Bishop Pdf

Andrea Talbot travels back in time and finds herself up in a dangerous underground adventure in the infamous tunnels under Moose Jaw.