{"product_id":"capone-the-man-and-the-era-paperback","title":"Capone: The Man and the Era - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLaurence Bergreen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBergreen 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLaurence Bergreen is the author of two previous biographies, \"James Agee\" and \"As Thousands Cheer: The Life of Irving Berlin.\" He lives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 704\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.76 x 9.4 x 6.18 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 05, 1996\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47384554078386,"sku":"9780684824475","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/24a3f8a935759644bc10d9e8eed238b1.webp?v=1777888164","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/capone-the-man-and-the-era-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}