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Master 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.
On 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.
Today 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 Boardwalk Empire. 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.
Making 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.
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- Sales Rank: #740739 in Books
- Brand: Mappen, Marc
- Published on: 2013-06-06
- Released on: 2013-05-09
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 9.04" h x .82" w x 6.41" l, 1.16 pounds
- Binding: Hardcover
- 256 pages
Review
"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."
(Sam Roberts New York Times 2013-08-09)
"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 Boardwalk Empire look tame by comparison. A must -read for anyone interested in the origins of organized crime in America." (Nicholas Gage author of The Mafia is Not an Equal Opportunity Employer 2012-10-22)
"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!" (James Kirby Martin co-author of Drinking in America: A History, 1620-1980 2012-09-03)
"A well researched, historical overview of the major Prohibition era gangsters. These men became the founding fathers of modern organized crime." (Paul R. Kavieff author of Detroit's Infamous Purple Gang 2012-10-11)
"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 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."
(Journal of American Culture 2014-06-01)
"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." (Philadelphia Review of Books)
About the Author
MARC MAPPEN, PhD, teaches at Rutgers University. He is the coeditor of the award-winning Encyclopedia of New Jersey and author of Jerseyana: The Underside of New Jersey History (both Rutgers University Press). He has written articles for the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, Rutgers Magazine, and other publications and has appeared on the History Channel and National Public Radio.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.
This Little Gem Should Be In Your True Crime Library
By Bill Emblom
I was initially skeptical about covering this subject in only 222 pages of text but author Marc Mappen has done a commendable job in including the thugs of Chicago and New York during the years when alcohol was banned in America with the passage of the 18th amendment. The subtitle of the book is "The Rise and Fall of A Bad Generation" and as Al Capone said, "The federal government put me in business." Trying to legislate morality was doomed to fail in America while gangsters recognized their ability to provide a product (alcohol) that Americans were bent on consuming regardless of the law.
Whatever gangster you can think of during this time period is included in this book be it Al Capone, Lucky Luciano, Lepke Buchalter, Meyer Lansky, "The Mad Hatter" Albert Anastasia, or "the Beer Baron of the Bronx" himself, Dutch Schultz. These and numerous others are all included for your reading "pleasure."
One section of the book includes the list of thugs that met their demise in a violent manner and another section for those who passed from the scene peacefully.
Following the text of the book the author includes a "Cast of Characters" which includes the thugs in the book with a brief description of each. The book concludes with a list of notes for each chapter, a bibliography, and an index which makes the book 266 pages in length. I did find one minor error on page 96 where it is mentioned the job of commissioner of baseball was created in 1922. The correct year should be 1920.
I wouldn't want to be a gangster but I find them fascinating to read about. If you enjoy this aspect of American history you are sure to enjoy this book.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.
Evil But Never Boring
By Ed Hartman
Why are these degenerates so intriguing? Why is Marc Mappen's book so enjoyable? I have no idea, but they are and it is. Here you will meet not only the celebrated Al Capone and Meyer Lansky, but also Abbadabba Berman and Blue Jaw Magoon. For better or worse, we shall not look upon their like again. Today's merchants of terror are just not colorful.
Mappen, a first-rate scholar, has tunneled through mountains of primary documents and has scoured the secondary sources with a critical eye. Many of the book's stories are contested - the gangsters did a poor job of documenting their activities - but Mappen weighs the available evidence well. For example, there is some mystery about how it came to pass that Abe "Kid Twist" Reles, waiting to testify against Lepke Buchalter and others, plunged to his death through a sixth-floor window while in the protective custody of the NYPD. The canary who could sing but couldn't fly was probably murdered, says Mappen judiciously. His readers learn that the gangsters weren't the only bad guys.
Make no mistake: this is serious history. Mappen takes account of some critical social forces: prohibition, of course, but also immigration, the Great Depression, the explosion of the entertainment industry, the waxing and waning of official corruption, and so on. How about the influence of ethnicity? Well, the crooks were a more diverse group than you might think: lots of Italians, to be sure, but also Irish and a good many Jews.
If you've always considered history boring, this is the book for you. If you love history, this is the book for you.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful.
Prohibition Gangsters and How They Grew On Us
By V. DRACHWEIDMANN
Al Capone single handily controlled Chicago. Arnold Rothstein knew how to cull an industry from prohibition booze. A slew of low level con men, honed from immigrant neighborhoods, hung on for dear life to a cartel that brought them lots more money than working in a barber shop or lifting boxes in a corner grocery. Historian and scholar Marc Mappen fleshes out the rise of the Irish, Jewish, and Italian boys who built organized crime during the roaring 1920s that outlawed alcohol, only to line the pockets of men who took advantage of America's thirst for booze. Broadway shows, Hollywood movies, and popular literature were all smitten with the style and the gall of the brazen men who lifted machine guns as easily as honest men drove plows or hammered with nails. Mappen gets inside the organizations, conferences and day to day dealings of a generation of mobsters. He does it by scholarship, primary sources and a historian's fine eye for digging through the fiction to the fact. This is a roller coaster ride through not only the big cities of Chicago and New York, but we also visit Cleveland, Detroit and Atlantic City to see the rise of gangs that not only pushed alcohol, prostitution, but also a lethal dose of extortion. Whether you enjoyed a fascination with The Godfather or The Sopranos, or simply enjoy history this book will unearth a rich vein of Americana for you.
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