![]() ![]() Alphonse Capone was born in 1899 at a time when the Italians had replaced the Irish at the bottom rung of the new immigrant ladder. This biography is best when the author provides underreported historical detail. That history includes his early, poor roots in an Italian immigrant family, to his move to Chicago, relationships with other members of his family, his remarkable Irish wife, and his notoriety at an early age, which led to a premature downfall. ![]() This biography tracks Capone’s life, criminal activity, and trials from his beginnings to his death, in 26 chapters. Al Capone felt a tremendous obligation to support his extended family for many reasons, not the least of which was the fact that very few other adult males in the family could be counted on for regular financial support. ![]() This book adds some private, family perspective to a very public figure, with content included about Capone’s extended family - more than is found in most other accounts of his life. The author is a well-known biographer, who gained access to several surviving grandchildren of Al Capone with memories of him. 395p.Īlphonse “Al” Capone has probably been the subject of more biographies than any other criminal figure. ![]()
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