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Rose Keefe has written a great follow up to her effort entitled "Guns and Roses" on Dean O'Banion with O'Banion cohort George "Bugs" Moran's biography "The Man Who Got Away." Whatever we have previously read regarding Moran has been between the time period from 1920 through the St. Valentine's Day Massacre in 1929. This book provides us with his growing up years as Adelard Cunin through the years he, along with O'Banion, Weiss, and Drucci, ruled the north side of Chicago, and his post-Chicago crime years as a bank robber. Later in his life some of Moran's new neighbors would notice how he would pull into the nearest parking space after rounding a corner until the cars that had been behind him had passed before continuing on his way. I suppose this was done out of the habit of being afraid he was being followed. Author Keefe mentions that Chicago mayor Anton Cermak was killed while talking with the recently elected President Franklin Roosevelt "perhaps in retribution for the attack on Nitti." Some people, Walter Winchell included, did believe Cermak was the target, but I personally believe Giuseppe Zangara's intended target was Roosevelt. This book not only covers the entire life of Bugs Moran, but it is also the story of Chicago during those "shoot-em' up" days of the 1920's when Mount Carmel Cemetery became the ultimate premature destination for those who coveted riches as a beer baron. Yes, you will relive the death of Colosimo in the vestibule of his cafe, O'Banion in his flower shop, Weiss near the steps of Holy Name Cathedral, the near fatal attack on Torrio, the wiping out of the infamous Genna clan, Drucci in the back of a police car, Lombardo, Lolordo, and several others. These can all be found in other volumes, but they are rightfully included here as well. What is different about this book is the information given about Moran's pre-Chicago years and his "career" following that infamous shootout at 2122 North Clark Street on 2-14-'29. Best of all is that the former North Side Beer Boss appears to have repented before he died. Both Dean and George would be pleased with the effort Rose Keefe has done with their life's story.


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The Man Who Got Away The Bugs Moran Story A Biography Rose Keefe Rick Mattix 9781581824438 Books Reviews

Well researched and clears up a lot of misinformation not only in other books but in newspaper accounts of the time . Highly reccomended
Rose Keefe does it even better with a well-researched work that digs up previously unknown facts by going through old newspapers, prison records, census records, and even interviewing long-lost relatives of Moran. Here we discover his real name, his real ethnic heritage, what he did before Capone came to power, and details over what happened to him after the St. Valentine's Day Massacre. And unlike a lot of other books on organized crime, this one actually has endnotes. Keefe has done her homework, and she has doen it well. If you are interested in Chicago in the 1920s and want the facts, get this book.
It would have been interesting to know why Moran's son allowed him to be buried in a cheap pine coffin in a prison graveyard.
great
This book is more about "the men who didn't get away" than it is about George Moran. Of the 370 pages and
21 chapters, only the last two chapters (33 pages) really deal with Moran. And only then on the incident that finally put him away. If this book was the last word on George "bugs" Moran he was covered in less than 75 pages, if that. Nontheless, it was a good read about the men who didn't get away.
Chicago legend has it that George "Bugs" Moran was a rival of Capone, and this spirited biography does its best to make it seem that way. In reality, the gang was never firmly organized and was not a threat to anyone after "Hymie" Weiss was killed. Rose Keefe packs her book with colorful detail to make up for all that is unknown about Moran and the fact that he was not very interesting. Keefe seems to think the primary interest of the North Side gang in the early 20s was bootleging when, actually, it was safecracking with insider information. This book is a "good read," but when you're done with it you won't know much about "Bugs" Moran.
Although I haven't finished reading the book, it is interesting, historical, and well-researched. The hatred between Al Capone and George "Bugs" Moran was real. Al Capone may have "won" the gangland war between the North Side and the South Side in Chicago (mainly because of the St. Valentine's Day Massacre), but the criminal element lives on in their progeny. Unfortunately, Chicago is still a city with deep roots in organized crime, and George "Bugs" Moran may be less well-known than Al Capone, but his legacy of the drive-by shooting continues. When you look at the homicide rate in Chicago, it is clear that the days of gangs fighting and killing each other are not a thing of the past. George "Bugs" Moran, a good-looking man of French Canadian ancestry, died in prison of natural causes; Al Capone and his men tried to get him many times, but failed. He truly was "the man who got away."
Rose Keefe has written a great follow up to her effort entitled "Guns and Roses" on Dean O'Banion with O'Banion cohort George "Bugs" Moran's biography "The Man Who Got Away." Whatever we have previously read regarding Moran has been between the time period from 1920 through the St. Valentine's Day Massacre in 1929. This book provides us with his growing up years as Adelard Cunin through the years he, along with O'Banion, Weiss, and Drucci, ruled the north side of Chicago, and his post-Chicago crime years as a bank robber. Later in his life some of Moran's new neighbors would notice how he would pull into the nearest parking space after rounding a corner until the cars that had been behind him had passed before continuing on his way. I suppose this was done out of the habit of being afraid he was being followed. Author Keefe mentions that Chicago mayor Anton Cermak was killed while talking with the recently elected President Franklin Roosevelt "perhaps in retribution for the attack on Nitti." Some people, Walter Winchell included, did believe Cermak was the target, but I personally believe Giuseppe Zangara's intended target was Roosevelt. This book not only covers the entire life of Bugs Moran, but it is also the story of Chicago during those "shoot-em' up" days of the 1920's when Mount Carmel Cemetery became the ultimate premature destination for those who coveted riches as a beer baron. Yes, you will relive the death of Colosimo in the vestibule of his cafe, O'Banion in his flower shop, Weiss near the steps of Holy Name Cathedral, the near fatal attack on Torrio, the wiping out of the infamous Genna clan, Drucci in the back of a police car, Lombardo, Lolordo, and several others. These can all be found in other volumes, but they are rightfully included here as well. What is different about this book is the information given about Moran's pre-Chicago years and his "career" following that infamous shootout at 2122 North Clark Street on 2-14-'29. Best of all is that the former North Side Beer Boss appears to have repented before he died. Both Dean and George would be pleased with the effort Rose Keefe has done with their life's story.