The Chicago Outfit (IL) (Images of America)
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| Rating | : | 4.60 (615 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0738523267 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 128 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-04-13 |
| Language | : | English |
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Binder has been researching and studying organized crime in Chicago for over 12 years. He was the president of the Merry Gangsters Literary Society and the historical advisor on the A&E biography Al Capone and the History Channel's The St. Valentine's Day Massacre. . Mr
Through a vivid and visually stunning collection of images, many of which are published here for the first time, author John Binder tells the story of the people and places of the world of organized crime from a fresh and informed point of view.. From the roots of organized crime in the late 19th century to the present day, The Chicago Outfit examines the evolution of the city's underworld, focusing on their business activities and leadership along with the violence and political protection they employed to become the most successful of the Cosa Nostra crime families. No business, legitimate or otherwise, has had a more raucous influence on the history of a city than that of the Outfit in Chicago
It made me smile Thomas Terlikowski This is a great book for anyone assembling data for a book on this subject matter. "It made me smile" because it brought back so many memories of my early hair cutting career and seeing so many familiar faces. The downtown barber and later, barber/styling shops I had worked in, were like a who's who in the Chicago Outfit. Binder has a knack of going to the core. It was a very useful tool in helping with time line and names. Thanks for your help Mr. Binder. Thomas Terlikowski, author of, Backstreets. Top Flight Writing William Cahill very good history of old time crime .good writing by John Binder, knows what he writes about. Four Stars bobaloo brief, interesting history of the Chicago mob.
He was the president of the Merry Gangsters Literary Society and the historical advisor on the A&E biography Al Capone and the History Channel's The St. About the Author Mr. Valentine's Day Massacre. . Binder has been researching and studying organized crime in Chicago for over 12 years