Gangs of St. Louis

by Waugh, Daniel

• ISBN13: 9781596299054
• ISBN10: 1596299053
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-04-02
• Publisher: History Pr

Summary

St. Louis was a city under siege during Prohibition. Seven different criminal gangs violently vied for control of the town's illegal enterprises. Although their names (the Green Ones, the Pillow Gang, the Russo Gang, Egan's Rats, the Hogan Gang, the Cuckoo Gang and the Shelton Gang) are familiar to many, their exploits have remained largely undocumented until now. Learn how an awkward gunshot wound gave the Pillow Gang its name, and read why Willie Russo's bizarre midnight interview with a reporter from the St. Louis Star involved an automatic pistol and a floating hunk of cheese. From daring bank robberies to cold-blooded betrayals, The Gangs of St. Louis chronicles a fierce yet juicy slice of the Gateway City's history that rivaled anything seen in New York or Chicago.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. 9
Acknowledgements	p. 11
Gang List	p. 13
Prologue	p. 17
Ab Initio (In the Beginning)	p. 23
Canis Canem Edit (Dog Eat Dog)	p. 39
Absolutum Dominium (Absolute Dominion)	p. 64
Para Bellum (Prepare for War)	p. 80
Aut Vincere Aut Mori (Victory or Death)	p. 91
Nemo Est Supra Legis (No One Is Above the Law)	p. 103
Lex Talionis (An Eye for an Eye)	p. 118
Sic Semper Tyrannis (Thus Always to Tyrants)	p. 132
Potius Mori Quam Foedare (Death Before Dishonor)	p. 148
Translatio Imperii (Transfer of Rule)	p. 162
Fortes Fortuna Adiuvat (Fortune Favors the Brave)	p. 178
Intra Muros (Within the Walls)	p. 192
Vae Victis (Woe to the Conquered)	p. 205
Ordo Ab Chao (Out of Chaos Comes Order)	p. 216
Tempus Edax Rerum (Time, Devourer of All Things)	p. 228
Epilogue	p. 245
Notes	p. 249
Selected Bibliography	p. 285
About the Author	p. 287
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