- Kobler, John. Capone: the Life and World of Al Capone. New York: Da Capo Press, 1992.
- Bergreen, Laurence. Capone: the Man and the Era. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1994.
Al Capone was possibly the largest and most feared mafia boss America has ever seen. This 1920's gangster made his mark on the world through organized crime during the Prohibition era. He is solely attributed with Chicago's reputation as a lawless city.
Alphonsus Capone was born on January 17, 1899 in Brooklyn, New York. As a child he was a member of the Brooklyn Rippers and the Forty Thieves Juniors "kid gangs."…
