Uncle Al Capone

by Capone, Deirdre Marie

• ISBN13: 9780982845103
• ISBN10: 0982845103
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-10-27
• Publisher: Recaplodge Llc

Summary

Rare in its scope and candor, Uncle Al Capone is the intimate portrait of an icon vilified world wide by the public as the most notorious gangster in American History, yet still fondly remembered by his family, especially his grandniece, who he taught to play the mandolin as well as how to swim. From Public Enemy #1 to whom author Deirdre Marie Capone might otherwise have defined as a wonderful, loving uncle, this family biography and personal memoir casts light on the myth and legend of Al Capone as well as what it has meant to be haunted by his legacy. In seventeen poignant, well-considered chapters, she reveals a softer side to the man she knew simply as Uncle Al. She explores the immediate and devastating impact of the Capone name on her life and the lives of other family members, including her mother, who married seven times , and her father, who would commit suicide just before the author's eleventh birthday.

Table of Contents

ôI Don't Like Mustard, And I Am Related To Al Capone.ö	p. 1
The Promised Land	p. 17
The Making of a ôKingö	p. 27
Chicago and All That Jazz	p. 33
Trading the Chicago Outfit for the Chicago Cubs	p. 41
The Saint Valentine's Day Truth	p. 49
Railroaded	p. 57
Alcatraz	p. 63
A Model Prisoner	p. 71
The Capone Cabin	p. 81
Dandelion Soup	p. 93
Capone Family Dinner	p. 109
The End of the Al Capone Era	p. 115
One Last Lesson	p. 123
The Sins of the Father	p. 133
Life After Al and Dad	p. 145
The ôAntö offers a Job	p. 153
Epilogue	p. 157
Family Photographs	p. 163
Appendix	p. 175
Family Recipes	p. 193
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