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Book Overview
Beginning as a group of delinquents committing petty crimes, they became Detroit's infamous Purple Gang, of one of the most notorious organized crime groups of the 20th century. The photographs in this fascinating collection chronologically follow the evolution of the Purples from their days as a juvenile street gang through their rise to power and eventual self-destruction. Detroit had a gold rush atmosphere and a thriving black...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0738552380
ISBN13:9780738552385
Release Date:June 2008
Publisher:Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Length:128 Pages
Weight:0.73 lbs.
Dimensions:0.3" x 6.5" x 9.2"
Customer Reviews
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The purple gang
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
This is an excellent book and shows the purple gang members with lots of pictures. It did not however have in it what Iwas looking for and that was information on the area in Clare MI where the purple gang had their hideout and the tunnels that run through this area that they used for booze running
relatives
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
Have not actually read this book yet...but I give it five stars. Why? Because it is a glimpse into the lives of some of our family members, stuff that was only whispered about in years past. I am interested in reading more.
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