Young Al Capone. The Untold Story Of Scarface In New York, 1899-1925

Cover Type: Hardcover
Book Condition: Very Good
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
Publisher Place: New York
Publisher Year: 2011
Edition: First Edition

Description: 270 pages. Ex-Library. (only one small stamp on inside page). Book and Jacket are both in Very good condition throughout.

Publishers Description: Many people are familiar with the story of Al Capone, the “untouchable Chicago gangster best known for orchestrating the St. Valentines Day Massacre. But few are aware that Capones remarkable story began in the Navy Yard section of Brooklyn, New York. Tutored by the likes of infamous mobsters Johnny Torrio and Frankie Yale, young Capones disquieting demeanor, combined with the “technical advice he learned from these insidious pedagogues, contributed to the molding of a brutal criminal whose pseudonym, “Scarface, evoked fascination throughout the world.Despite the best efforts of previous biographers lacking true insiders access, details about Capones early years have, until now, mostly been shrouded in mystery. With access gained through invaluable familial connections, the authors were able to open the previously sealed mouths of Capones known living associates. Collecting information through these interviews and never-before-published documents, the life of young Al Capone at last comes into focus.Among the many revelations in Young Al Capone are new details about the brutal Halloween Night murder of rival gangster “Wild Bill Lovett, grisly details on how Capone and his Black Hand crew cleverly planned the shootout and barbaric hatchet slaying of White Hand boss, Richard “Peg Leg Lonergan, insight into the dramatic incident that forced Capone to leave New York, and much more.

ISBN: 9781616080853