Leo Warring

The Foggy Bottom Gang (eBook, ePUB)

The Story of the Warring Brothers of Washington, DC

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

In the town of lawmaking, three brothers thrived in lawbreaking

Before Prohibition, Leo, Emmitt, and Charles "Rags" Warring worked as laborers in their father's barrel shop. When the (illegal) booze started flowing, all three quickly got caught up in the wild and sometimes violent underworld of Washington, D.C. Their exploits-including a lucrative numbers racket, gangland shootings, and high-profile courtroom trials-created sensational headlines and thrust them into an unwanted spotlight. However, their continual efforts to stay one step ahead of local police, the Federal Government, and the U.S. Congress took a toll on their personal lives. The Foggy Bottom Gang is a true crime gangster tale about an overlooked chapter in the history of America's capital city.

"Leo Warring's account of his family's escapades in the world of bookmaking and bootlegging is an amazing compilation. If I didn't know better, I would have thought that the author was present for these court hearings or exchanges at bars and after-hours clubs. For a fun read, a page-turner, an insight into the 'victimless crimes' of the D.C. underworld, you need to read this book."

-William Brown, President of the Association of the Oldest Inhabitants of the District of Columbia (1999-2018)

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Leo Warring
• Seitenzahl: 252
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. November 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781950843336
• Artikelnr.: 60537724

Autorenporträt

Leo Warring, son of one of the members of the "Foggy Bottom Gang," has lived in the Washington, DC area his entire life. After retiring from a forty-year career at the US Department of the Treasury, he devoted his time in writing an account of the "Foggy Bottom Gang" drawing from newspaper archives and personal stories. He also has logged over 1,000 hours as a patient care volunteer at Children's National Hospital in Washington, DC. Leo and his wife Kathy have two adult children and three grandchildren.