Overview
Acclaimed journalist and bestselling author Jonathan Eig blows the lid off the Al Capone story. Based on never-before-seen government documents and newly discovered letters written by Al Capone himself, Get Capone presents America's greatest gangster as you've never seen him before. In addition to IRS files, Eig got hold of the personal papers of the U.S. attorney in Chicago who prosecuted Capone. He even found family members who would share stories about their notorious relative. The author, a former reporter for the Wall Street Journal, brings his uncompromising standards for research and his superb knack for storytelling to one of the most thrilling stories in American history. This eye-opening biography reveals that Capone was the target of one of the most intense criminal investigations in American history--with orders coming directly from the White House. Capone flaunted his criminal success so openly that President Hoover insisted the gangster be stopped. And, despite his many misdeeds, Capone may have been the victim of a rigged trial. Get Capone also offers a bold new theory to explain the Valentine's Day Massacre and sheds new light on Capone's connection--or lack thereof--to the crime.
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Author: Jonathan Eig ,
Dick Hill
Publisher: Tantor Audio
Imprint: Tantor Audio
ISBN: 9798200113361
Publication Date: 27 April 2010
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Format: Audio
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
"[Eig] paints a masterly portrait of America's all-time favorite crime boss.... Rich in deaitl and historical context.-- ""The Christian Science Monitor"" ""Eig presents a multifaceted portrait of a shrewd man who built a criminal empire worth millions."" -- ""Publishers Weekly (starred review)"" ""Eig's book excels for its scrupulous reporting and...fresh research that adds depth to the Capone story."" -- ""Chicago Sun Times"" ""I thought I knew the Capone story, but Eig's riveting telling of this iconic American story is both fresh and utterly dazzling."" -- ""Ken Burns, award-winning filmmaker and director of The Civil War"" ""Panoramic yet sharply focused, Get Capone is as much a dark history of urban America between the world wars as it is another mobster's life story."" -- ""New York Times"""
Author Information
Jonathan Eig is a former writer and editor for the Chicago bureau of the Wall Street Journal and the former executive editor of Chicago magazine. He is the author of the highly acclaimed New York Times bestseller Luckiest Man: The Life and Death of Lou Gehrig. Jonathan has written for Esquire, the New Republic, Modern Maturity, Cosmopolitan, and other major magazines, and has appeared on CNN, Fox, MSNBC, and CNBC. He lives in Chicago with his wife and children. Dick Hill, named a Golden Voice by AudioFile magazine, is one of the most awarded narrators in the business, having earned several Audie Awards and thirty-four AudioFile Earphones Awards. In addition to narrating, he has both acted in and written for the theater.
