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The kosher Capones : a history of Chicago's Jewish gangsters /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kraus, Joe, 1965- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Ithaca [New York] : Northern Illinois University Press, an imprint of Cornell University Press, 2019.
Subjects:
Jewish criminals > Illinois > Chicago > History > 20th century.
Gangsters > Illinois > Chicago > History > 20th century.
Jewish criminals > Illinois > Chicago > Biography.
Jews > Illinois > Chicago > Social conditions > 20th century.
Organized crime > Illinois > Chicago > History > 20th century.
Jews > Illinois > Chicago > History > 20th century.
1900-1999
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : connecting the dots
  • The end, or Zukie's bad day
  • Beyond Scarface, a kosher Capone for Maxwell Street
  • The sunset of 1974 : Lenny Patrick's changing world
  • Landing in Lawndale
  • Rising in the ranks
  • Roots of the Lawndale machine
  • Arvey's balancing act
  • Syndicate hammer
  • Sizing up the outfit
  • Tentacles
  • When Scarface met Rico
  • Lenny's circus turn
  • Afterword : a question answered.