Get Capone, Jonathan Eig
Get Capone, Jonathan Eig
List: $23.49 | Sale: $16.45
Club: $11.74

Get Capone
The Secret Plot That Captured America's Most Wanted Gangster

Author: Jonathan Eig

Narrator: Dick Hill

Unabridged: 17 hr 17 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 04/27/2010

Synopsis

Acclaimed journalist and bestselling author Jonathan Eig blows the lid off the Al Capone story. Based on never-before-seen government documents and newly discovered letters written by Al Capone himself, Get Capone presents America's greatest gangster as you've never seen him before. In addition to IRS files, Eig got hold of the personal papers of the U.S. attorney in Chicago who prosecuted Capone. He even found family members who would share stories about their notorious relative.

The author, a former reporter for the Wall Street Journal, brings his uncompromising standards for research and his superb knack for storytelling to one of the most thrilling stories in American history. This eye-opening biography reveals that Capone was the target of one of the most intense criminal investigations in American history—with orders coming directly from the White House. Capone flaunted his criminal success so openly that President Hoover insisted the gangster be stopped. And, despite his many misdeeds, Capone may have been the victim of a rigged trial.

Get Capone also offers a bold new theory to explain the Valentine's Day Massacre and sheds new light on Capone's connection—or lack thereof—to the crime.

About Jonathan Eig

Jonathan Eig is a former writer and editor for the Chicago bureau of the Wall Street Journal and the former executive editor of Chicago magazine. He is the author of the highly acclaimed New York Times bestseller Luckiest Man: The Life and Death of Lou Gehrig. Jonathan has written for Esquire, the New Republic, Modern Maturity, Cosmopolitan, and other major magazines, and has appeared on CNN, Fox, MSNBC, and CNBC. He lives in Chicago with his wife and children.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Josh on August 18, 2018

The life and times notorious Chicago gangster Al Capone throughout the roaring twenties during prohibition America have always fascinated me. While his rein of terror was far less than his legacy, Capone's Chicago left an everlasting impression on mainstream America and abroad; movies, books, and co......more

Goodreads review by John Hood on June 13, 2010

Author reveals the flaws in Al Capone's legend The Miami Herald June 6, 2010 [URL not allowed] BY JOHN HOOD Special to The Miami Herald As Jon Stewart said when he had Jonathan Eig on The Daily Show, the author's new book, Get Capone: The Secret Plot That Captured America's Most Wanted Gangster, shou......more

Goodreads review by Eric_W on September 06, 2015

Audiobook: By age 28, Capone was virtually “King” of Chicago. He had orchestrated the reelection of Big Bill Thompson, a lunatic so weird that he would debate animals in cages, in 1927. Thompson is considered the most unethical Mayor in Chicago history and was the last Republican to win election to......more

Goodreads review by Paul on February 05, 2011

The 1920's were a unique time in American History. It was the time of Probibition, Jazz, Speakeasies, the Great Depresson, and the birth of tha American Gangster. "Get Capone" is more than a biography of Al Capone, it is a story of the times. Jonathan Eig tells the story of a nation and a city (Chica......more

Goodreads review by Timmy on March 29, 2020

Back in college, my dorm room was Marian Hall Ground Floor 17 for all three years I was on campus. Well my last semester I roomed with The Beach and we stole Kevin Shea's tv for the semester. Unfortunately this was before the days of Netflix and so our VHS selection was limited. To Backdraft and Th......more

Add to Cart
Add to Wish List