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- Detroit's infamous Purple Gang / by Kavieff, Paul R.;
Includes bibliographical references (page 126) and index.Chronicles "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 1920's that attracted gangsters and unsavory characters from all over the country"--P. [4] of cover.- Subjects: Purple Gang; Purple Gang; Gangs; Organized crime;
- © ©2008., Arcadia Pub.,
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- The Purple Gang : organized crime in Detroit, 1910-1945 / by Kavieff, Paul R.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Origins of the Purple Gang -- The birth of the Oakland Sugar House Gang -- The murder of Johnny Reid -- The Milaflores Apartment Massacre -- The murder of Vivian Welch -- The Cleaners and Dyers War -- The St. Valentine's Day Massacre -- Bloody July -- Collingwood Manor Massacre -- The self-destruction -- The Brothers Fleisher -- Harry Millman: Last of the Purple Gang Cowboys -- The murder of Warren Hooper -- The prison years.- Subjects: Gangs; Organized crime; Purple Gang.;
- © [2013], c2000., Barricade Books,
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