2011 MJF hardcover, William Balsamo (Crime The Inside Story of the Mafia's First 100 Years). young Al Capone the untold story of scarface in new york 1899-1925 hardcover book. - Amazon
This book is fantastic. I’ve read many “gangster” books but this one reads more like an historical novel. The characters are portrayed with dimension. You get the facts in a very enjoyable read. (At times I felt like I was reading The Godfather.) I’ve never read much of the New York portion of Capone’s life so found it a welcome change. The author has an insiders view and it certainly fleshed out this biography. Thank you.
A decent book with some good info about, you guessed it, young Al Capone. While I did feel like I learned a lot, it seemed to me that this book about young Al Capone was geared towards young readers. Let me be clear this book still has quite a bit of profanity and ultra-violence. With that said I still felt like this read like a book for young readers.