The Elusive Purple Gang
| Author | : Gregory A. Fournier |
| Publisher | : Wheatmark, Inc. |
| Total Pages | : 232 |
| Release | : 2019-11-29 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9781627877152 |
| ISBN-10 | : 1627877150 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (50 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Elusive Purple Gang by : Gregory A. Fournier
Download or read book The Elusive Purple Gang written by Gregory A. Fournier and published by Wheatmark, Inc.. This book was released on 2019-11-29 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Elusive Purple Gang: Detroit's Kosher Nostra is a concise history of one of America's most notorious Prohibition gangs. The Burnstein brothers and their associates were the only Jewish gang in the United States to dominate the rackets of a major American city. From their meteoric rise to the top of Detroit's underworld to their ultimate demise, this is an episodic account of the Purple Gang's corrosive pursuit of power and wealth and their inevitable plunge towards self-destruction.
