The Purple Gang: Organized Crime in Detroit: 1910 - 1945
Author:   Paul R. Kavieff
Publisher:   Barricade Books Inc
ISBN:  

9781569802816


Pages:   214
Publication Date:   02 June 2004
Format:   Paperback
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The Purple Gang: Organized Crime in Detroit: 1910 - 1945


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The Purple Gang - Detroit's ruling organised crime syndicate - became one of the most notorious gangs during the Prohibition Era. The gang was comprised mostly of the offspring of recent immigrants - Eastern European Jews who were hardworking and honest. This vicious gang quickly rose to power by engaging in extortion, gambling and the illicit trade of drugs and alcohol. The book if graphically illustrated with 32 pages of photographs depicting the gangsters, from their lives on the street to their bloody demise.

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Author:   Paul R. Kavieff
Publisher:   Barricade Books Inc
Imprint:   Barricade Books Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.351kg
ISBN:  

9781569802816


ISBN 10:   1569802815
Pages:   214
Publication Date:   02 June 2004
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Stock Indefinitely
Availability:   Awaiting stock   Availability explained

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Paul R. Kavieff is an engineer and historian. He has devoted more than ten years to the research and writing of this book.

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