The Violent Years, a companion volume to author Paul Kavieff's best-selling book, The Purple Gang, is the story of Prohibition-era Detroit, a place of tremendous wealth and brutal violence. For those found with new prosperity after World War I ended, it became a status symbol to have one's own personal bootlegger and to hobnob with known gangsters. Not only did they supply the booze, they carried with them an aura of excitement and danger. Numerous gangs scrambled to grab a piece of the profit to be made selling illegal ...
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The Violent Years, a companion volume to author Paul Kavieff's best-selling book, The Purple Gang, is the story of Prohibition-era Detroit, a place of tremendous wealth and brutal violence. For those found with new prosperity after World War I ended, it became a status symbol to have one's own personal bootlegger and to hobnob with known gangsters. Not only did they supply the booze, they carried with them an aura of excitement and danger. Numerous gangs scrambled to grab a piece of the profit to be made selling illegal liquor which resulted in gruesome gang warfare among the many European ethnic groups that were involved. Among these were the Italian Giannola and Vitale gangs, the Irish "Legs" Laman Gang and the Polish Jaworski gang. All the while, author Paul Kavieff manages to provide insight into how so many immigrants gravitated to crime and why the public tolerated it for as long as they did.
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Acceptable. May have underlining, highlighting, margin notes, remainder marks, inscriptions, book plates, tears, significant wear, and/or a missing dust jacket, box, or discs. Damaged item.
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Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1569802106. Smaller octovo hardcover: tight binding, fresh pages, unworn covers, else FINE, looks unread. A fusion of historical details and the 'true flavor' of the prohibition era.; 8.7 X 5.7 X 1.0 inches.
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Fine in fine dust jacket. Signed by author. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 227 p. Contains: Illustrations. Gangsters and Rum Runners. Audience: General/trade. 1st printing 2001 with DJ. Signed by Author. Book is LIKE NEW. No other marks or writing. DJ shows minimal wear