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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 52. Chapters: Eastman Gang, Five Points Gang, Lenox Avenue Gang, Whyos, Al Capone, Lucky Luciano, Monk Eastman, Danny Driscoll, Johnny Torrio, William Poole, Supreme Team, Hudson Dusters, Patsy Conroy Gang, James T. Ellison, Paul Kelly, Max Zwerbach, Jack Zelig, Johnny Dolan, Gopher Gang, Rosenthal murder case, Dead Rabbits, Nathan Kaplan, Joseph Quinn, Philip Davidson, Mau Maus, Dutch Mob, Bowery Boys, Louis Pioggi, Mike McGloin, Jack Sirocco, Harry Vallon, Red Rocks Farrell, The Ducky Boys gang, Harry Horowitz, Chick Tricker, Hook Gang, Rhodes Gang, Richie Fitzpatrick, Baxter Street Dudes, Danny Lyons, Boodle Gang, Yiddish Black Hand, Batavia Street Gang, Forty Thieves, Vach Lewis, Potashes, Marginals, Frank Cirofici, Neighbors' Sons, Bowe Brothers, Cherry Hill Gang, Broadway Mob, Crazy Butch Gang, Sam Schepps, Tub of Blood Bunch, Honeymoon Gang, Charlton Street Gang, Julie Morrell, Jack McManus, Yakey Yakes, The Bugs and Meyer Mob, Daybreak Boys, Swamp Angels, Grady Gang, Molasses Gang, Shirt Tails, Slaughter House Gang, Gas House Gang, Roach Guards, Josh Hines, 19th Street Gang, Kerryonians, Chichesters. Excerpt: Alphonse Gabriel "Al" Capone (January 17, 1899 - January 25, 1947) was an American gangster who led a Prohibition-era crime syndicate. Known as the "Capones," the group was dedicated to smuggling and bootlegging liquor, and other illegal activities such as prostitution, in Chicago from the early 1920s to 1931. Born in Brooklyn, New York to Italian immigrants, Capone became involved with gang activity at a young age after being expelled from school at age 14. In his early twenties, he moved to Chicago to take advantage of a new opportunity to make money smuggling illegal alcoholic beverages into the city during Prohibition. He also engaged in various other criminal activities, including bribery of government figures a...