{"product_id":"prohibition-gangsters-the-rise-and-fall-of-a-bad-generation-hardback-9780813561158","title":"Prohibition Gangsters; The Rise and Fall of a Bad Generation (Hardback) 9780813561158","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eProhibition Gangsters\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Rise and Fall of a Bad Generation\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMarc Mappen (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780813561158\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 6 June 2013\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e256 pages, 16 illustrations\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.3 cm, 0.513 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\"Marc Mappen proves an adept storyteller as he takes readers beyond 'Boardwalk Empire.' Mappen spins some good yarns about the gangsters, dominated by New Yorkers, whose rise was triggered by the 18th Amendment, which took effect in 1920, and who proved that, at times, crime not only pays, but pays very well.\"\u003c\/div\u003e - Sam Roberts (New York Times) \u003cdiv\u003e\"Prohibition created an enormous economic opportunity for a generation of young criminals. As chronicled by Marc Mappen, the true, violent, and extravagant lives of these men make dramatizations like \u003ci\u003eBoardwalk Empire\u003c\/i\u003e look tame by comparison. A must -read for anyone interested in the origins of organized crime in America.\"\u003c\/div\u003e - Nicholas Gage (author of The Mafia is Not an Equal Opportunity Employer) \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\"Kudos to Marc Mappen for producing so riveting a study about a generation of gangland mobsters who used National Prohibition to grab lots of money and petty power for themselves. A big winner of a book about a bunch of lousy looting losers. . . . Fascinating reading.  Highly recommended!\"\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e - James Kirby Martin (co-author of Drinking in America: A History, 1620-1980) \u003cdiv\u003e\"A well researched, historical overview of the major Prohibition era gangsters. These men became the founding fathers of modern organized crime.\"\u003c\/div\u003e - Paul R. Kavieff (author of Detroit's Infamous Purple Gang) \u003cdiv\u003e\"A book about the Prohibition gangsters should be a fascinating and exciting read. Mappen does not disappoint. His fast-moving but\u003cbr\u003eauthoritative narrative takes readers through the Prohibition years and beyond as he traces the careers of such underworld luminaries as John Torrio, Al Capone, Lucky Luciano, Meyer Lansky, Legs Diamond, and Dutch Schultz. Mappen’s book is a splendid introduction to the story of a generation of criminals who captured the American imagination.\"\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e (Journal of American Culture) \u003cdiv\u003e\"Marc Mappen far outstrips his fellow crime writers [when] describing mob activity in smaller U.S. cities. Chicago and New York have been examined enough, so Mappen turns his eye on the Purple Gang of Detroit, the Pendergast machine in Kansas City, and the bootleg wars of Cleveland.\"\u003c\/div\u003e (Philadelphia Review of Books)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eMaster story teller Marc Mappen applies a generational perspective to the gangsters of the Prohibition era-men born in the quarter century span from 1880 to 1905-who came to power with the Eighteenth Amendment.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn January 16, 1920, the Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution went into effect in the United States, “outlawing the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors.” A group of young criminals from immigrant backgrounds in cities around the nation stepped forward to disobey the law of the land in order to provide alcohol to thirsty Americans. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eToday the names of these young men-Al Capone, Lucky Luciano, Dutch Schultz, Legs Diamond, Nucky Johnson-are more familiar than ever, thanks in part to such cable programs as \u003ci\u003eBoardwalk Empire\u003c\/i\u003e. Here, Mappen strips way the many myths and legends from television and movies to describe the lives these gangsters lived and the battles they fought. Placing their criminal activities within the context of the issues facing the nation, from the Great Depression, government crackdowns, and politics to sexual morality, immigration, and ethnicity, he also recounts what befell this villainous group as the decades unwound. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMaking use of FBI and other government files, trial transcripts, and the latest scholarship, the book provides a lively narrative of shootouts, car chases, courtroom clashes, wire tapping, and rub-outs in the roaring 1920s, the Depression of the 1930s, and beyond. Mappen asserts that Prohibition changed organized crime in America. Although their activities were mercenary and violent, and they often sought to kill one another, the Prohibition generation built partnerships, assigned territories, and negotiated treaties, however short lived. They were able to transform the loosely associated gangs of the pre-Prohibition era into sophisticated, complex syndicates. In doing so, they inspired an enduring icon-the gangster-in American popular culture and demonstrated the nation’s ideals of innovation and initiative. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href='\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LhkqL6-kUgc\"'\u003eView a three minute video of Marc Mappen speaking about \u003ci\u003eProhibition Gangsters\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003ePrologue: The Bluebird Tattoo\u003cbr\u003e Part I. The Rise\u003cbr\u003e 1. The Big Fellow in the Windy City\u003cbr\u003e 2. Big Battles in the Big Apple\u003cbr\u003e 3. Smaller Cities\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Atlantic City Interlude\u003cbr\u003e 4. Gangsters in the Surf\u003cbr\u003e 5. The Conference as Comedy\u003cbr\u003e 6. Capone's Long Trip Home\u003cbr\u003e Part III. The Fall\u003cbr\u003e 7. The Twilight of the Gangster?\u003cbr\u003e 8. Pay Your Taxes\u003cbr\u003e 9. Lucky v. Dewey\u003cbr\u003e 10. Shot to Death\u003cbr\u003e 11. Lepke on the Hot Seat\u003cbr\u003e 12. For Them, Crime Did Pay\u003cbr\u003e Cast of Characters\u003cbr\u003e A Note on Sources\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Selected Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Rutgers University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52676640801048,"sku":"9780813561158","price":33.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/prohibition-gangsters-the-rise-and-fall-of-a-bad-generation-hardback-9780813561158","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}