Philadelphia Organized Crime in the 1920s and 1930s

by Anne Margaret Anderson and John J. Binder

Book Overview

Philadelphia Organized Crime in the 1920s and 1930s explores a little-known but spirited chapter of the Quaker City's history.

The hoodlums, hucksters, and racketeers of Prohibition-era Philadelphia sold bootleg booze, peddled illicit drugs, ran numbers, and operated prostitution and insurance rings. Among the fascinating personalities that created and contributed to the Philadelphia crime scene of the 1920s and 1930s were...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1467121177
• ISBN13: 9781467121170
• Release Date: June 2014
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 2.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.4" x 9.1"