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…years of the U.S. Army on Alcatraz had ended - except for 32 hard case prisoners, who were left to become the first penitentiary inmates. Some of the inmates included Al Capone and Robert Stroud, also known as the Birdman of Alcatraz. Capone's exact cell…

…through intimidation (262). In 3 years Al Capone had replaced Johnny Torrio as the boss and had 700 men at his disposal (Allen 263). He ruled Cicero, the entire west side of Chicago, and had all the politicians living there in his pockets (Time-Life 45-46…

…home turf. (273) Italy in general, has added to the crime list of the Mafia for over 100 years. The famous Al Capone, the Italian-American gangster of the Prohibition era, also known as Scarface because of a knife cut to his cheek. (Nash 79) He…

…was composed of the Italian families who were experienced in getting what they wanted back in Europe. One of the mobsters in particular was none other than the infamous Al Capone. Capone made $60 million on bootlegging alone (Mob Roots 1). With all that money…

…) Italy in general, has added to the crime list of the Mafia for over 100 years. The famous Al Capone, the Italian-American gangster of the Prohibition era, also known as Scarface because of a knife cut to his cheek. (Nash 79) He was born Alphonse Capone…

…. There were over a half a dozen powerful gangs in New York. Chicago however, was the capital of racketeers. The most powerful and infamous bootlegger, Al Capone operated out of Chicago. Valentine's Day nineteen twenty nine marked the most gruesome and memorable…

…involved in the crime. When you look at Al Capone, you notice that he had other men carry out a good deal of his "dirty work" and people such as Tony Accardo (as reported to us by Roswita Kuhrt) would kill for Capone to retain his power and order. He succeeded…

…through this chapter I really didn't know what happened in the 1920's. I knew a lot of famous people were around back then. Amelia Earhart, Charles Lindbergh, Al Capone and Bugsy Malone, Albert Einstein, and Harry Houdini were around back then and that's all I…

…and diplomatic crisis between Canada and the U.S.”(Rayburn, Online) But one of the main contribators to the prohibition crime was Al Capon through his booze-controlling businness of import export he made an estameted Half million dollars.(Grolier,1996). During…

…The twentieth century is the decade of experimentation and wild discoveries. It is the decade when Al Capone terrorizes humanity, when the Ku Klux Klan parades down Pennsylvania Avenue. The era when the automobile stars in the runway, when Babe Ruth…