Prohibition Gangsters by Marc Mappen - 9780813594279

Prohibition GangstersThe Rise and Fall of a Bad Generation\nAuthor(s): Marc Mappen\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Rutgers University Press, United States\nImprint: Rutgers University Press\nISBN-13: 9780813594279, 978-0813594279\nSynopsis\nMaster 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.\n\n 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 Eighteenth Amendment, which took effect in 1920, and who proved that, at times, crime not only pays, but pays very well. -Sam Roberts, New York Times\n\n A book about the Prohibition gangsters should be a fascinating and exciting read. Mappen does not disappoint. His fast-moving but authoritative narrative takes readers through the Prohibition year.