Scarface and the untouchable : Al Capone, Eliot Ness, and the battle for Chicago
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Collins, Max Allan,
Contributors
Schwartz, A. Brad author.
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New York : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2018].
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Carson City Library - Non Fiction Collection364.10922 COLL 2018On Shelf
Crescent Valley Branch Library920 COLOn Shelf
Dayton Valley Branch Library364.109 COLOn Shelf
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Capone, Al, -- 1899-1947.
Gangsters -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Biography.
Ness, Eliot.
Organized crime -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History -- 20th century.

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Published
New York : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2018].
Format
Book
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xix, 699 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 565-674) and index.
Description
"A THRILLING MAGNUM OPUS ON AMERICA'S GREAT CRIME EPIC. A Mystery Writers of America "Grand Master"--author of the gangster classic Road to Perdition, long-time Dick Tracy writer, and multiple Shamus Award winner--teams with an acclaimed rising young historian, in this riveting, myth-shattering dual portrait of Al Capone, America's most notorious gangster, and Eliot Ness, the legendary Prohibition agent whose extraordinary investigative work crippled his organization. Written with novelistic pacing and underpinned by groundbreaking research, Max Allan Collins and A. Brad Schwartz's Scarface and the Untouchable delivers--at last--the definitive account of the "Battle for Chicago," the iconic struggle between the mythic yet real combatants who have captivated the world for 90 years"--,Provided by publisher.
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"A groundbreaking dual biography of Al Capone, America's most notorious gangster, and Eliot Ness, the Prohibition agent who helped bring him down, from the legendary novelist Max Allan Collins and acclaimed young historian A. Brad Schwartz"--,Provided by publisher.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Collins, M. A., & Schwartz, A. B. (2018). Scarface and the untouchable: Al Capone, Eliot Ness, and the battle for Chicago (First edition.). William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Collins, Max Allan and A. Brad Schwartz. 2018. Scarface and the Untouchable: Al Capone, Eliot Ness, and the Battle for Chicago. William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Collins, Max Allan and A. Brad Schwartz. Scarface and the Untouchable: Al Capone, Eliot Ness, and the Battle for Chicago William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2018.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Collins, Max Allan,, and A. Brad Schwartz. Scarface and the Untouchable: Al Capone, Eliot Ness, and the Battle for Chicago First edition., William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2018.

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