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Loading... The Purple Gang: Organized Crime in Detroit 1910-1945 (Gangsters and Rum Runners) (edition 2000)by Paul Kavieff
Work InformationThe Purple Gang: Organized Crime in Detroit 1910-1945 by Paul R. Kavieff
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The Purple Gang - Detroit's ruling organised crime syndicate - became one of the most notorious gangs during the Prohibition Era. The gang was comprised mostly of the offspring of recent immigrants - Eastern European Jews who were hardworking and honest. This vicious gang quickly rose to power by engaging in extortion, gambling and the illicit trade of drugs and alcohol. The book if graphically illustrated with 32 pages of photographs depicting the gangsters, from their lives on the street to their bloody demise. No library descriptions found. |
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