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Author: Arthur J. Bilek Publisher: Cumberland House Publishing ISBN: 9781581826395 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 348
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THE FIRST VICE LORD is the story of the life and death of Big Jim Colosimo and Chicago's infamous segregated red-light district--the Levee. For the first time, the true story is told of the colorful characters who peopled the Levee from the time of the Columbian Exposition to the Roaring Twenties, clearly the most colorful period in Chicago's history. The product of five years of research through Chicago daily newspapers, magazines, and periodicals, and books on the city's history, it documents the story as it occurred, with all of the sights, sounds, and smells of that lusty, unruly era. THE FIRST VICE LORD is the story of an immigrant Italian lad who grew up in the tenements of Chicago, where he worked first as a lowly street sweeper, then as a brothel operator and vice lord, and finally as the owner of the most famous restaurant of his day. His story is told against the backdrop of an open red-light district so famous it was known to the crown heads of Europe.
Author: Arthur J. Bilek Publisher: Cumberland House Publishing ISBN: 9781581826395 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 348
Book Description
THE FIRST VICE LORD is the story of the life and death of Big Jim Colosimo and Chicago's infamous segregated red-light district--the Levee. For the first time, the true story is told of the colorful characters who peopled the Levee from the time of the Columbian Exposition to the Roaring Twenties, clearly the most colorful period in Chicago's history. The product of five years of research through Chicago daily newspapers, magazines, and periodicals, and books on the city's history, it documents the story as it occurred, with all of the sights, sounds, and smells of that lusty, unruly era. THE FIRST VICE LORD is the story of an immigrant Italian lad who grew up in the tenements of Chicago, where he worked first as a lowly street sweeper, then as a brothel operator and vice lord, and finally as the owner of the most famous restaurant of his day. His story is told against the backdrop of an open red-light district so famous it was known to the crown heads of Europe.
Author: David Dawley Publisher: Anchor ISBN: Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 210
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This book tells about the streets of West Side, Chicago, from the times when shotguns were as vital as pants to the times when street fighters opened stores, art studios and tenant's rights programs. It is the story of the evolution of the Vice Lords from street fighting to street corporation, an organizational form of the emerging nation of Black youth.
Author: R. Lincoln Keiser Publisher: Case Studies in Cultural Anthr ISBN: Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 114
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This study of a Chicago street gang provides an insightful picture of gangs of similar age and composition operating in depressed areas and ghettos of large American cities.
Author: Louis Kontos Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA ISBN: 031334891X Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 313
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In light of Los Angeles' gang state of emergency, ethnic and minority gangs are arguably more high profile now than at any other time in our history. News media typically focus on the crime and violence associated with gangs, but not much else. This encyclopedia seeks to illuminate the world of gangs, including gang formations, routine gang activities, aberrations and current developments. One hundred essay entries related to gangs in the United States and worldwide provide a diffuse overview of the gang phenomenon. Each entry defines and explains the term, provides an historical overview, and explains its significance today. As the following entries demonstrate, gangs are part of the fabric of American society. They are not only in our communities but also our schools and other social institutions. Understanding the world of gangs is therefore needed to understand American society. Entries include: Bikers, Bloods, Cholas, Crips, gang mythology, gang warfare, graffiti, Hell's Angels, Hong Kong Triads, Latin Kings, law enforcement, occultic gangs, mafia, media, prison gangs, rites, Skinheads, Streetgang Terrorism Omnibus Prevention Act, tattoos, trafficking, Wanna-bes, West Side Story, Witness Protection programs, and youth gangs.
Author: Alex Kotlowitz Publisher: Anchor ISBN: 0307814289 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 336
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This is the moving and powerful account of two remarkable boys struggling to survive in Chicago's Henry Horner Homes, a public housing complex disfigured by crime and neglect.
Author: Alexandra Hawkins Publisher: Macmillan ISBN: 9781250001368 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 308
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When he meets Miss Isabel Thorne, who stops a pickpocket from making off with one of his prized possessions, the Earl of Vanewright decides to break his vow to stay single as he attempts to seduce this sharp-tongued, strong-willed beauty who has stolen his heart.
Author: Natalie Y. Moore Publisher: Chicago Review Press ISBN: 1556528450 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 310
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Were the Stones criminals, brainwashed terrorists, victims of their circumstances, or champions of social change? Or were they all of these, their role perceived differently by different races and socioeconomic groups? --
Author: ToMack D. Johnson Publisher: iUniverse ISBN: 1462011721 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 140
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THIS GRITTY, BRUTALLY MEMOIR TELLS THE STORY OF AN ANGRY YOUTH WHO GOES TO PRISON AND, UPON RELEASE, BECOMES ONE OF OKLAHOMAS MOST PROMINENT DRUG DEALERS. This Is My Story is the brutally honest life story of ToMack D. Johnson. From his troubled childhood in Chickasha and Lawton, Oklahoma, to his initiation into the gang known as the Vice Lords, Johnson is brutally honest about the challenges that he faced. He describes his disturbing childhood and his rugged life as a teen gang member. In 1992, he began his ?rst prison term following his conviction for a drive-by shootingthus beginning the next troublesome period of his life as a hard head in prison. He left prison after spending over a quarter of his life there. Johnson explores his life as a businessman, street hustler, and drug dealer, trying to make money any way possible. He also talks about the battle for his life that he has fought since discovering that he had high blood pressure and devastating kidney failure. Finally, he talks honestly about his relationship with his daughter and her mother, as well as with all of the women in his life. By discussing the hardship of his abusive relationships with women, he recognizes the a?ect that being raped as a child had on his life.
Author: Arthur J. Bilek
Author: Arthur J. Bilek
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