Mobsters And Thugs (Prose Series 50)

DESCRIPTION: The pioneering American gangsters: perpetually appealing, forever misunderstood. Who were they and what were they really like? The most entertaining way to find out is to discover what these men and women actually said while they were being entertained, accused, annoyed, shot or killed. Mobsters and Thugs is an intriguing look at over 200 quotes, each with its inclusive historical and somewhat twisted humourous caption, from over sixty gangsters, their women, the lawyers, victims and the politicians they paid, manipulated and owned. From the early Black Hand, to prohibition and onto the creation of the National Crime Syndicate and Murder Inc., each quote gives a fascinating look into the men and women who were involved in creating one of the most powerful and lucrative organisations in the United States. Some of the more notorious characters include, Al Capone, 'Lucky' Luciano, Dutch Schultz, Virginia Hill, Gyp DeCarlo and J. Edgar Hoover. Each ! quote with its historical caption is a captivating tid-bit of U.S. Underworld lore, and when combined with all the other quotes, creates a book that will give the reader an overall understanding of organised crime in America, its roots, development, colour and subsequent entrenchment, all presented at a personal level through the everyday life and dealings of the early American gangster.