Al Capone
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: Twentieth Century
- Categories: Economics, Crime
- Subcategories: Business, Violence
- Curriculum: American History 1901-1950
Article abstract: Through his modern business practices, cruel brutality, and self-promotion, Capone revolutionized organized crime in the United States during the Prohibition era.
Early Life
Alphonse “Al” Capone was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Gabriele and Teresina Capone, recent immigrants from southern Italy. The Capones immigrated to the United States in 1895 with their two-year-old son Vincenzo and infant son Raffaele, while Teresina was pregnant with her third child, Salvatore. The Capone family lived near the Brooklyn Navy Yard in a...
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