Al Capone Chapter Summary

Going off thousands of pages of newly discovered documents from the governments wiretaps, transcripts, and Al capons personal hand written letters. Bestselling author Jonathan Eig tells the dramatic story of the rise and fall of the United States most notorious criminal mastermind Al Capone. It talks about his life, the attempts for catching him, And Al Capone’s most devastating crime that shook the world.

From the moment he set foot in Chicago in 1920, Al Capone found himself in a limitless amount of opportunities. He was impetuous, affable, good looking young man of average intelligence and was not very prepared for fame and fortune. He Started off life quitting school at age 14 to work odd jobs around Brooklyn (before he moved to Chicago) his life would all change once he met a man named Johnny torrio who later was regarded Al Capone’s mentor in the gangster life. Once moving to Chicago Within a couple years Capone controlled an illegal bootlegging business with annual revenue that rivaled some of the nation’s largest cooperation’s. He also corrupted the Chicago police and local courts while still becoming an international celebrity.
But yet Capone and his army of lawyers were “untouchable” and were making a mockery of federal law. But it was the little known agents who risked their lives to get their man. But they could not even touch Al Capone because his gang had become his family and would do anything to protect the beloved “father”. They planted as many wire taps, undercover men and took anything they could get their hands on that would help, but yet