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Bair, Deirdre

Summary: "Born in 1899 in Brooklyn, New York, to poor, Italian immigrant parents, Al Capone went on to become the most infamous gangster in American history. In 1925, during the height of Prohibition, Capone's multi-million-dollar Chicago bootlegging, prostitution, and gambling operation dominated the organized-crime scene. His competition with rival gangs was brutally violent, a long-running war that...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Nan A. Talese/Doubleday 2016

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CAPONE, AL BAI

Casilla, Robert

Summary: "This bilingual picture book for kids recalls Major League Baseball pitcher Mariano Rivera's childhood in Panama, his fascination with playing ball-even if he had to make his glove out of cardboard-and his eventual signing with the New York Yankees, where he helped win five World Series"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Piñata Books/Arte Público Press 2023

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB 468 CAS Spanish/English

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