Murder Capital: Madison Wisconsin -The Mafia Under Siege by Gavin Schmitt 2018

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“Please see the pictures for details. Has one corner that is torn on page 160.”
Binding
Paperback
Product Group
Book
Narrative Type
Nonfiction
Weight
0 lbs
IsTextBook
No
ISBN
9781569802250
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Barricade Books, Incorporated
ISBN-10
1569802254
ISBN-13
9781569802250
eBay Product ID (ePID)
245250946

Product Key Features

Book Title
Murder Capitol : Madison Wisconsin-The Mafia under Siege
Number of Pages
250 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2018
Topic
Organized Crime, United States / State & Local / MidWest (IA, Il, in, Ks, Mi, MN, Mo, Nd, Ne, Oh, Sd, Wi), Criminology
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
True Crime, Social Science, History
Author
Gavin Schmitt
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
12.7 Oz
Item Length
8.3 in
Item Width
5.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2018-015168
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
364.97758309042
Synopsis
Murder Capital explores Prohibition-era Madison, Wisconsin. Per capita, Madison was the most violent and deadly city in the United States during the 1920s. Along with the usual suspects (bootleggers), Madison was unique in its strong Ku Klux Klan presence. In the background was a prominent judge, overseeing Mafia cases by day, but by night taking illegal loans from these very same criminals. In effect, the Judge tied his own hands and the violence was allowed to continue unabated., Explores the history of one of the most violent and deadly city in the United States during the 1920s., Madison, Wisconsin has a well-deserved reputation for being a safe community, perfect for raising a family. But turn back the clock to the "roaring twenties" and Prohibition, and you'll find a very different city! In Murder Capital, author Gavin Schmitt (Milwaukee Mafia) explores the dangerous world of rumrunners, speakeasies and makeshift stills. Thousands of Ku Klux Klansmen march the streets, chanting and burning their crosses. The murder rate is the highest in the country-even greater than that of Capone's Chicago. Multiple police officers are shot down in the fine of duty. A prominent judge is taking loans from the very people he has sworn to lock up. And with so many residents getting involved in the liquor trade, it is beginning to get hard to soil the Mafia from the innocent neighbor. Relying on newspaper reports, genealogical fragments and National Archive documents, take a step into a world that couldn't possibly have existed in small town America... and yet it did! Book jacket., Murder Capital explores Prohibition-era Madison, Wisconsin. Per capita, Madison was the most violent and deadly city in the United States during the 1920s. Along with the usual suspects (bootleggers), Madison was unique in its strong Ku Klux Klan presence. In the background was a prominent judge, overseeing Mafia cases by day, but by night taking illegal loans from these very same criminals. In effect, he tied his own hands and the violence was allowed to continue unabated.
LC Classification Number
HV6452.W52M345 2018

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