Uncle Al Capone

The Untold Story from inside His Family

The untold story from inside his family. Dramatic, unyielding, and provocative, Uncle Al Capone by Deirdre Marie Capone, Al Capone's grandniece, is a fascinating memoir and engaging biography. This moving and captivating portrait of the Capone family and its mob trade examines what it has meant to survive the storied legacy of the family's forbearers. As Capone traces the arc of regret and what fuels the Capone myth, she finds redemption and a way to coexist with her legacy.

In 17 chapters with titles like "The Making of a 'King'," "Trading the Chicago Outfit for the Chicago Cubs," and "The Saint Valentine's Day Truth," Capone outlines organized crime in Chicago and offers vignettes of American history during the early and mid-20th century. Using years of research and exhaustive interviews with her aunts, uncles, and cousins, she weaves an engaging anecdotal narrative of what it meant to be a Capone, what it meant to lose her father to suicide, and what it meant to have a mother who lived in constant fear. She offers compelling evidence that Al Capone was specifically targeted for prosecution by law enforcement agencies assisted by the media, which made gross exaggerations of her uncle's exploits and fueled a phenomenon of half-truths and utter falsehoods.

From the family's roots in Angri, Italy to the author's ongoing investigations today, this debut offers a comprehensive and moving portrait of an iconic American family and one woman's efforts to make peace with the past.

©2012 Deirdre Marie Capone (P)2013 Deirdre Marie Capone

Love of Family

I enjoy listening to your Audio Book about "Uncle Al Capone" I loved hearing his voice and finding out that his eyes were Blue 💙 and one of his favorite recipe Spaghetti 🍝 with Walnut Sauce (Yummy 😋) and he also enjoyed Baseball ⚾️ and Jazz 🎶 with elegant cars and Attire befitting a king 💯 and that he loved his wife, beloved Sonny and his family very much ❤️ Thank you for sharing your story of " Uncle Al Capone" with us ❤️

Insightful

Great info about Capone that I haven't read elsewhere. I like that it is narrated by the author, but it's disappointing that Audible doesn't provide links to additional materials, such as photos and recipes.