Al Capone

At the height of Prohibition Al Capone loomed large as Public Enemy Number One: his multimillion-dollar Chicago Outfit dominated organized crime and law enforcement was powerless to stop him. But then came the fall: a legal noose tightened by the FBI a conviction on tax evasion a stint in Alcatraz. After his release he returned to his family in Miami a much diminished man living quietly until the ravages of his neurosyphilis took their final toll. <br> &#160;<br> Our shared fascination with Capone endures in countless novels and movies but the man behind the legend has remained a mystery. Now through rigorous research and exclusive access to Capone&#146;s family National Book Award&#150;winning biographer Deirdre Bair cuts through the mythology uncovering a complex character who was flawed and cruel but also capable of nobility. At once intimate and iconoclastic <i>Al Capone</i> gives us the definitive account of a quintessentially American figure.