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Detroit's Infamous Purple Gang

By Paul R , Kavieff

Book information

Publisher
Arcadia Publishing
ISBN
9781439619261, 9780738552385, 0738552380, 1439619263
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
37 MB (39260040 bytes)
Series
Images of America.; Images of America: a history of American life in images and texts
Pages
(128 pages) : illustrations\0
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
Gangs--Michigan--Detroit--History--20th century;Or

Description

Detroit's Infamous Purple Gang is a photographic history of one of the most notorious organized crime groups of the 20th century. The photographs chronologically follow the evolution of the Purples from their days as a juvenile street gang through their rise to power and eventual self-destruction. Using rare police department mug shots and group photographs, the book transports readers through the dark side of Prohibition-era Detroit history. Detroit had a gold rush atmosphere and a thriving black market during the 1920s that attracted gangsters and unsavory characters from all over the country.

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