The Purple Gang

Organized Crime in Detroit 1910-1945

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, True Crime
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Author: Paul Kavieff ISBN: 9781569805060
Publisher: Barricade Books Publication: January 1, 2000
Imprint: Barricade Books Language: English
Author: Paul Kavieff
ISBN: 9781569805060
Publisher: Barricade Books
Publication: January 1, 2000
Imprint: Barricade Books
Language: English
The Purple Gang was a loosely organized confederation of mobsters who dominated the Detroit underworld and whose tentacles reached across the country. Beginning in the Prohibition Era, the Purple Gang prevailed in distilling alcohol and running liquor from Canada, kidnapping, and labor racketeering. This is the hitherto untold story of the rise and fall of one of American's most notorious criminal groups. In an era resembling the Wild West when post World War I America groped for identity, chaos was the rule. And in Detroit's underworld, the Purple Gangsters were the rulers.
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The Purple Gang was a loosely organized confederation of mobsters who dominated the Detroit underworld and whose tentacles reached across the country. Beginning in the Prohibition Era, the Purple Gang prevailed in distilling alcohol and running liquor from Canada, kidnapping, and labor racketeering. This is the hitherto untold story of the rise and fall of one of American's most notorious criminal groups. In an era resembling the Wild West when post World War I America groped for identity, chaos was the rule. And in Detroit's underworld, the Purple Gangsters were the rulers.

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