Deadly Valentines The Story Of Capones Henchman Machine Gun Jack Mcgurn And Louise Rolfe His Jeffrey Gusfield by Jeffrey Gusfield 9781613740958, 1613740956 instant download after payment.

“An engrossing look inside Al Capone’s murderous ranks.” –Kirkus   Almost before the gunsmoke from the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre cleared, Chicago police had a suspect: “Machine Gun” Jack McGurn. They just couldn’t find him. But two weeks later police found McGurn and his paramour, Louise May Rolfe, holed up at the Stevens Hotel. Both claimed they were in bed on the morning of the shootings, a titillating alibi that grabbed the public’s attention and never let go.             Chicago Valentines is one of the most outrageous stories of the Capone era, a twin biography of a couple who defined the extremes and excesses of the Prohibition era in America. McGurn was a prizefighter, professional-level golfer, and the ultimate urban predator and hit man who put the iron in Al Capone’s muscle. Rolfe, a beautiful blond dancer and libertine, was the epitome of fashion,...