![]() ![]() ![]() Published by History Press Library Editions, 2010. His newest work is Vìnnitta: The Birth of the Detroit Mafia. Louis by Daniel Waugh 30.99 28.581825756 We never shoot unless we know who is present, gang boss Tom Egan declared in a candid interview with a leading St. About the Authorĭaniel Waugh is a Detroit-based freelance author specializing in true crime books that take place in the early 20th century. Egan's Rats: The Untold Story of the Prohibition-Era Gang That Ruled St. Louis chronicles a fierce yet juicy slice of the Gateway City’s history that rivaled anything seen in New York or Chicago. From daring bank robberies to cold-blooded betrayals, Gangs of St. Louis Star involved an automatic pistol and a floating hunk of cheese. Learn how an awkward gunshot wound gave the Pillow Gang its name and why Willie Russo’s bizarre midnight interview with a reporter from the St. Although their names (the Green Ones, the Pillow Gang, the Russo Gang, Egan’s Rats, the Hogan Gang, the Cuckoo Gang and the Shelton Gang) are familiar to many, their exploits have remained largely undocumented until now. ![]() Seven different criminal gangs violently vied for control of the towns illegal enterprises. ![]() Louis was a city under siege during Prohibition. Louis: Men of Respect by Daniel Waugh (Hardcover) ![]()
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