Description:It was a battle to control an emerging Los Angeles, fought by gangsters, pimps, vice lords, crooked politicians, and cops. As in a war-ravaged city, bodies dotted the town like discarded trash.For five decades, Los Angeles was a city overtaken by greed, ranging from the mayor's office to the gangster's and vice lord's passion for adding to their empires. Standing in their way was LAPD. While some chiefs went for the easy money, others stood their ground and fought back. Fueling the situation was Prohibition, that made criminals out of half the population. Underlying this was the Great Depression, which stole the soles of Americans. Struggling against these conditions were a handful of chiefs that would make a difference. Read about these confrontations and how they transformed the LAPD from a corrupt department into one of the premier law enforcement agencies in the world. From the best-selling author of Guardians of Angels: A History of the Los Angeles Police Department 1869-2019. His skillful blend of first-hand accounts makes this comprehensive non-fiction book read like a top-tier novel while staying true to his sources.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Gangsters and Cops: Prohibition, Corruption, and LAPD's Scandalous Coming of Age. To get started finding Gangsters and Cops: Prohibition, Corruption, and LAPD's Scandalous Coming of Age, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
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Gangsters and Cops: Prohibition, Corruption, and LAPD's Scandalous Coming of Age
Description: It was a battle to control an emerging Los Angeles, fought by gangsters, pimps, vice lords, crooked politicians, and cops. As in a war-ravaged city, bodies dotted the town like discarded trash.For five decades, Los Angeles was a city overtaken by greed, ranging from the mayor's office to the gangster's and vice lord's passion for adding to their empires. Standing in their way was LAPD. While some chiefs went for the easy money, others stood their ground and fought back. Fueling the situation was Prohibition, that made criminals out of half the population. Underlying this was the Great Depression, which stole the soles of Americans. Struggling against these conditions were a handful of chiefs that would make a difference. Read about these confrontations and how they transformed the LAPD from a corrupt department into one of the premier law enforcement agencies in the world. From the best-selling author of Guardians of Angels: A History of the Los Angeles Police Department 1869-2019. His skillful blend of first-hand accounts makes this comprehensive non-fiction book read like a top-tier novel while staying true to his sources.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Gangsters and Cops: Prohibition, Corruption, and LAPD's Scandalous Coming of Age. To get started finding Gangsters and Cops: Prohibition, Corruption, and LAPD's Scandalous Coming of Age, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.