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Chicago assassin : the life and legend of Machine Gun Jack McGurn and the Chicago beer wars of the roaring twenties / Richard J. Shmelter.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Nashville, TN : Cumberland House, c2008.Description: 282 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 1581826184 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • 9781581826180 (hardcover : alk. paper)
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Contents:
Innocence interrupted -- Innocence lost -- Prohibition and a life-changing decision -- The origins of Chicago's big leagues -- War, a young gunman's rise to the top, and the jazz age -- Baby Face, Mooney, and Joe Batters -- Final vengeance, continued conflict, exodus -- Capone vs. Weiss : phase one -- Capone vs. Weiss : winner take all -- Sitting on top of the world -- Aiello threatens the empire -- The joker -- McGurn has the last laugh -- Close calls -- Louise and continued mayhem -- A surprise for Bugs -- St. Valentine's Day -- Aftermath of carnage -- The walls begin to crumble -- The empire declines -- Jack gets married, Al goes away -- Vindication and alienation -- The comet fades -- Whatever became of ...?
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Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Main Library Biography McGurn, J. S558 Available 33111005473893
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

The city of Chicago led the nation when it came to gangland violence during the Prohibition era. As a result, many infamous, unforgettable personalities became a part of America's criminal history.

Chicago Assassin is the story of "Machine Gun" Jack McGurn, one of the people responsible for putting much of the roar into the Roaring Twenties. His family immigrated to Chicago from Sicily in 1906, as he grew up in the city's slums and later took up boxing as "Battling" Jack McGurn.

After avenging his father's death by killing the three hit men responsible, he came to the attention of Al Capone, who invited him into his organization, known as the Chicago Outfit. There he rose to power and was one of the most feared members Capone's organizations, with more than twenty-five known kills for the mob. "Battling" Jack McGurn became so adept with the Thompson submachine gun that he quickly became known as "Machine Gun" Jack McGurn.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Innocence interrupted -- Innocence lost -- Prohibition and a life-changing decision -- The origins of Chicago's big leagues -- War, a young gunman's rise to the top, and the jazz age -- Baby Face, Mooney, and Joe Batters -- Final vengeance, continued conflict, exodus -- Capone vs. Weiss : phase one -- Capone vs. Weiss : winner take all -- Sitting on top of the world -- Aiello threatens the empire -- The joker -- McGurn has the last laugh -- Close calls -- Louise and continued mayhem -- A surprise for Bugs -- St. Valentine's Day -- Aftermath of carnage -- The walls begin to crumble -- The empire declines -- Jack gets married, Al goes away -- Vindication and alienation -- The comet fades -- Whatever became of ...?

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