North side gang the the history and legacy of the organized crime mob that fought al capone for control of chicago.

Books boeken charles river editors digitaal luisterboek maart 2019: 20th century Chicago was an ideal breeding ground for organized crime. A buzzing circuit board dotted with towering skyscrapers brick buildings workers cottages and an eclectic collection of greystone manors the Windy City was further decked out with electric entertainment districts the theaters clubs brothels restaurants and niteries that lined its streets.

The city was illuminated by dazzling marquees and light-up signage and enlivened by the muffled medley of midnight chatter and big band music seeping out of the nightspots. Those who ambled along the boardwalks flanking the Chicago River were greeted by moored commercial fishing boats bobbing in the water as well as bustling stalls stocked with trout salmon and rainbow smelt.

The nostalgic factor of this particular era is par for the course. Lower those rose-tinted glasses however and the harsh unvarnished reality of life in Chicago of yesteryear becomes apparent.

It was for starters as much of a thriving industrial nirvana as it was a harrowing haven for criminality and corruption. There was indeed a blossoming mosaic of cultures the city often referred to as a latter-day Tower of Babel but the various groups of people were heavily segregated and their neighborhoods were both terrorized and defended by homegrown gangs.

Justice and morality seemed to be almost foreign concepts at this point in time for politicians judges and law enforcement of all ranks were widely available for purchase. The rise of Chicagos gangland can be attributed to a number of factors.

First there was the sudden explosion in its population which saw an influx of immigrants mainly from eastern and southern Europe as well as Americans from neighboring and faraway states teem into the city in search of promising job opportunities and a better life. The abrupt inundation of permanent citizens rendered the already suffering policeman to civilian ratio out of kilter and the authorities control of the city became further unzipped.

Moreover children and impressionable youths were regularly exposed to the overwhelming and unblushing presence of organized crime meaning that the transitions of petty thieves and minor-league thugs to career crooks and full-time gangsters were only natural segues. The privileged pursued politics medicine law and other respectable professions but the poor folks set several steps back by their limited resources turned to crime.

Plenty were desperate to feed their families and cheat the unjust system. On February 14 1929 members of the North Side Gang arrived at a warehouse on North Clark Street in Chicago only to be approached by several police officers.

The officers then marched them outside up against a wall pulled out submachine guns and shotguns and gunned them all down on the spot. A famous legend is that one of the shot men Frank Gusenberg dying from 14 gunshot wounds told police that nobody shot him.

Though Gusenbergs statement is probably apocryphal nobody opened their mouths. Nobody was ever convicted for the Saint Valentines Day Massacre the most infamous gangland hit in American history but its an open secret that it was the work of Americas most famous gangster Al Capone.

While the North Side Gang is not as infamous as Capones mob the fact that the North Siders were the targets indicate just how powerful Capones rivals were. Indeed members like Bugs Moran would carry on a rivalry with Capone that lasted upwards of a decade.

The North Side Gang. The History and Legacy of the Organized Crime Mob that Fought Al Capone for Control of Chicago profiles how the group rose in the criminal underworld and all the controversies that ensued.

Along with pictures of important people places and events you will learn about the North Side Gang like never before. .



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