The Life and World of Al Capone
Kobler,John Capone the Life and World of Al Capone New York. Da Capo Press.1971
Alphonse “Scarface” Capone is one of America's most famous and ruthless gangsters of all time and founder of organized crime as modern society knows it. Al Capone became a multi-millionaire and a legend by feeding a city's appetite for liquor, prostitution, and gambling. Capone had two different sides to him, on one hand he was a brutal killer, and on the other, a loving father and family man. Capone had a leading role in the illegal activities that gave Chicago its reputation as a lawless city. The author has written an intriguing book and provides adequate details but doesn’t really provide an augment he is just summarizing the life and world of Al Capone.
John Kobler used hundreds of reliable sources when writing this book most of them were secondary sources but he did have some primary as well. He interviewed many people including Capone’s cellmates, doctors, lawyers, friends, and other acquaintances that prefer to remain anonyms. Some of his secondary sources are investigative files from the internal revenue service (IRS) about Capone and other mobsters that had never before been released to the public. The Federal burial of investigation turned over invaluable documents to him as well. He also used many books, articles, and pamphlets. He used all of these sources to present his thesis and to tell the life story of Al Capone.
John Kobler was born in Mount Vernon, N.Y., and graduated in 1931 from Williams College. He worked for various news organizations as a reporter for many years he later served in World War II as a civilian intelligence officer. He returned from war to write for The New Yorker, Colliers, Vanity Fair and The Saturday Evening Post. Then shortly after began to write non fiction books mostly biographies
The author, John Kobler, did an excellent job writing this book. The title, The Life and World Of Al Capone, really sums it up. Not only was this an
Alphonse “Scarface” Capone is one of America's most famous and ruthless gangsters of all time and founder of organized crime as modern society knows it. Al Capone became a multi-millionaire and a legend by feeding a city's appetite for liquor, prostitution, and gambling. Capone had two different sides to him, on one hand he was a brutal killer, and on the other, a loving father and family man. Capone had a leading role in the illegal activities that gave Chicago its reputation as a lawless city. The author has written an intriguing book and provides adequate details but doesn’t really provide an augment he is just summarizing the life and world of Al Capone.
John Kobler used hundreds of reliable sources when writing this book most of them were secondary sources but he did have some primary as well. He interviewed many people including Capone’s cellmates, doctors, lawyers, friends, and other acquaintances that prefer to remain anonyms. Some of his secondary sources are investigative files from the internal revenue service (IRS) about Capone and other mobsters that had never before been released to the public. The Federal burial of investigation turned over invaluable documents to him as well. He also used many books, articles, and pamphlets. He used all of these sources to present his thesis and to tell the life story of Al Capone.
John Kobler was born in Mount Vernon, N.Y., and graduated in 1931 from Williams College. He worked for various news organizations as a reporter for many years he later served in World War II as a civilian intelligence officer. He returned from war to write for The New Yorker, Colliers, Vanity Fair and The Saturday Evening Post. Then shortly after began to write non fiction books mostly biographies
The author, John Kobler, did an excellent job writing this book. The title, The Life and World Of Al Capone, really sums it up. Not only was this an