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The Resource Al Capone and the 1933 World's Fair : the end of the gangster era in Chicago, William Elliott Hazelgrove

Al Capone and the 1933 World's Fair : the end of the gangster era in Chicago, William Elliott Hazelgrove

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Author
Summary
"William Elliot Hazelgrove provides the exciting and sprawling history behind the 1933 World's Fair, the last of the golden age. He reveals the story of the six millionaire businessmen, dubbed the Secret Six, who beat Al Capone at his own game, ending the gangster era as Prohibition was repealed. He also details the story of an intriguing woman, Sally Rand, who embodied the ideals of the World's Fair with her own rags-to-riches story and brought sex into the open, as well as the story of Rufus and Charles Dawes, who gave the fair a theme and found financing during the worst economic times the country had ever experienced." -- Book jacket
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
xiii, 261 pages
Note
Source of cataloging data: WCP
Contents
  • Chicago, May 27, 1933
  • Valentine's Day, 1929
  • Chicago's second World's Fair
  • WAMPAS baby star
  • Public enemy number one
  • the white city
  • Bootlegging
  • The big man
  • The big fellah comes home
  • The perfect storm
  • Financing a fair
  • The untouchables
  • Birth of the nymphs
  • Death in the underground
  • Breaking ground
  • The secret six
  • The modernists
  • Lady Godiva
  • Horatio Alger returns
  • The design
  • The secret six get to work
  • Beginning to build the rainbow city
  • Gold diggers
  • Meeting Al Capone
  • Water, electric, and the sky ride
  • One hundred thousand
  • The depression fair
  • Nymphs
  • Springtime in Chicago
  • The sky ride
  • The trial of Al Capone
  • Color and light
  • The plea bargain
  • The temple of womanhood
  • The bad plea bargain
  • Frank Lloyd Wright's fair
  • Hayseeds
  • The gaseous tube
  • The trial of Al Capone
  • The disposable fair
  • Verdict
  • Racing the clock
  • Capone on ice
  • Lady Godiva again
  • Death of the untouchables
  • A day at the fair
  • Sex at the fair
  • A century of progress
  • Rags to riches
  • End of the fair
Isbn
9781442272262
Instance
Label
Al Capone and the 1933 World's Fair : the end of the gangster era in Chicago
Title
Al Capone and the 1933 World's Fair
Title remainder
the end of the gangster era in Chicago
Statement of responsibility
William Elliott Hazelgrove
Title variation
End of the gangster era in Chicago
Creator
Author
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
"William Elliot Hazelgrove provides the exciting and sprawling history behind the 1933 World's Fair, the last of the golden age. He reveals the story of the six millionaire businessmen, dubbed the Secret Six, who beat Al Capone at his own game, ending the gangster era as Prohibition was repealed. He also details the story of an intriguing woman, Sally Rand, who embodied the ideals of the World's Fair with her own rags-to-riches story and brought sex into the open, as well as the story of Rufus and Charles Dawes, who gave the fair a theme and found financing during the worst economic times the country had ever experienced." -- Book jacket
Cataloging source
DLC
http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
1959-
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Hazelgrove, William
Dewey number
977.3/11
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
LC call number
F548.5
LC item number
.H39 2017
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Capone, Al
  • Century of Progress International Exposition
  • Chicago (Ill.)
  • Chicago (Ill.)
  • Chicago (Ill.)
Label
Al Capone and the 1933 World's Fair : the end of the gangster era in Chicago, William Elliott Hazelgrove
Instantiates
Publication
Copyright
Note
Source of cataloging data: WCP
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-247) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Chicago, May 27, 1933 -- Valentine's Day, 1929 -- Chicago's second World's Fair -- WAMPAS baby star -- Public enemy number one -- the white city -- Bootlegging -- The big man -- The big fellah comes home -- The perfect storm -- Financing a fair -- The untouchables -- Birth of the nymphs -- Death in the underground -- Breaking ground -- The secret six -- The modernists -- Lady Godiva -- Horatio Alger returns -- The design -- The secret six get to work -- Beginning to build the rainbow city -- Gold diggers -- Meeting Al Capone -- Water, electric, and the sky ride -- One hundred thousand -- The depression fair -- Nymphs -- Springtime in Chicago -- The sky ride -- The trial of Al Capone -- Color and light -- The plea bargain -- The temple of womanhood -- The bad plea bargain -- Frank Lloyd Wright's fair -- Hayseeds -- The gaseous tube -- The trial of Al Capone -- The disposable fair -- Verdict -- Racing the clock -- Capone on ice -- Lady Godiva again -- Death of the untouchables -- A day at the fair -- Sex at the fair -- A century of progress -- Rags to riches -- End of the fair
Control code
ocn987376366
Dimensions
24 cm
Extent
xiii, 261 pages
Isbn
9781442272262
Lccn
2017006093
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
  • (Sirsi) i9781442272262
  • (OCoLC)987376366
Label
Al Capone and the 1933 World's Fair : the end of the gangster era in Chicago, William Elliott Hazelgrove
Publication
Copyright
Note
Source of cataloging data: WCP
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-247) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Chicago, May 27, 1933 -- Valentine's Day, 1929 -- Chicago's second World's Fair -- WAMPAS baby star -- Public enemy number one -- the white city -- Bootlegging -- The big man -- The big fellah comes home -- The perfect storm -- Financing a fair -- The untouchables -- Birth of the nymphs -- Death in the underground -- Breaking ground -- The secret six -- The modernists -- Lady Godiva -- Horatio Alger returns -- The design -- The secret six get to work -- Beginning to build the rainbow city -- Gold diggers -- Meeting Al Capone -- Water, electric, and the sky ride -- One hundred thousand -- The depression fair -- Nymphs -- Springtime in Chicago -- The sky ride -- The trial of Al Capone -- Color and light -- The plea bargain -- The temple of womanhood -- The bad plea bargain -- Frank Lloyd Wright's fair -- Hayseeds -- The gaseous tube -- The trial of Al Capone -- The disposable fair -- Verdict -- Racing the clock -- Capone on ice -- Lady Godiva again -- Death of the untouchables -- A day at the fair -- Sex at the fair -- A century of progress -- Rags to riches -- End of the fair
Control code
ocn987376366
Dimensions
24 cm
Extent
xiii, 261 pages
Isbn
9781442272262
Lccn
2017006093
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
  • (Sirsi) i9781442272262
  • (OCoLC)987376366

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