did-you-know? rent-now

Amazon no longer offers textbook rentals. We do!

did-you-know? rent-now

Amazon no longer offers textbook rentals. We do!

We're the #1 textbook rental company. Let us show you why.

9780809330041

Scarface Al and the Crime Crusaders : Chicago's Private War Against Capone

by
  • ISBN13:

    9780809330041

  • ISBN10:

    0809330040

  • Edition: Reprint
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2010-08-31
  • Publisher: Southern Illinois Univ Pr
  • Purchase Benefits
  • Free Shipping Icon Free Shipping On Orders Over $35!
    Your order must be $35 or more to qualify for free economy shipping. Bulk sales, PO's, Marketplace items, eBooks and apparel do not qualify for this offer.
  • eCampus.com Logo Get Rewarded for Ordering Your Textbooks! Enroll Now
List Price: $22.95

Summary

According to the Elliot Ness myth, which has been widely disseminated through books, television shows, and movies, Ness and the Untouchables defeated Al Capone by marshaling superior firepower. InScarface Al and the Crime Crusaders, Dennis Hoffman presents a fresh new perspective on the downfall of Al Capone. To debunk the Eliot Ness myth, he shows how a handful of private citizens brought Capone to justice by outsmarting him rather than by outgunning him. Drawing on previously untapped sources, Hoffman dissects what he terms a "private war" against Capone. He traces the behind-the-scenes work of a few prominent Chicago businessmen from their successful lobbying of presidents Coolidge and Hoover on behalf of federal intervention to the trial, sentencing, and punishment of Al Capone. Hoffman also reconstructs in detail a number of privately sponsored citizen initiatives directed at stopping Capone. These private ventures included prosecuting the gangsters responsible for election crimes; establishing a crime lab to assist in gangbusting; underwriting the costs of the investigation of the Jake Lingle murder; stigmatizing Capone; and protecting the star witnesses for the prosecution in Al Capone's income tax evasion case. Hoffman suggests that as American society continues to be threatened by illegal drugs, gangs, and widespread violence, it is important to remember that the organized crime and political corruption of Prohibition-era Chicago were checked through the efforts of private citizens. Dennis E. Hoffmanis an associate professor of criminal justice at the University of Nebraska at Omaha.

Author Biography

Dennis E. Hoffman is an associate professor of criminal justice at the University of Nebraska at Omaha.

Table of Contents

Illustrationsp. ix
Prefacep. xi
Acknowledgmentsp. xiii
The Rest of the Al Capone Storyp. 1
Who Were the Crime Crusaders?p. 10
Why the Feds Stepped Inp. 24
Frank J. Loesch and the Quest for Free Electionsp. 34
Chicago's Answer to the St. Valentine's Day Massacrep. 71
The Colonel, Jake, and Scarface Alp. 90
Labeling Caponep. 110
The Mystery of the Secret Sixp. 141
Whatever Happened to the Crime Crusaders?p. 165
Notesp. 177
Indexp. 189
Table of Contents provided by Ingram. All Rights Reserved.

Supplemental Materials

What is included with this book?

The New copy of this book will include any supplemental materials advertised. Please check the title of the book to determine if it should include any access cards, study guides, lab manuals, CDs, etc.

The Used, Rental and eBook copies of this book are not guaranteed to include any supplemental materials. Typically, only the book itself is included. This is true even if the title states it includes any access cards, study guides, lab manuals, CDs, etc.

Rewards Program