Charlie : A Tale of Loyalty and Deception
Allison, Donald
Sold by Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
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Add to basketSold by Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
AbeBooks Seller since 3 August 2006
Condition: Used - Good
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketPages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.
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A true story, Charlie is both historical and creative non-fiction; creative for the addition of dialogue that, in most cases. is speculative. The story follows Charlie Allison's life from youth to death, from farming to mining, to bootlegging, to Chicago where he became acquainted with members of the Torrio/Capone South Side gang. One member in particular, Fred Goetz, alias "Shotgun George Zeigler," was instrumental in Charlie's move to Couderay, Wisconsin where Charlie was caretaker for Goetz's retreat, later known as "The Hideout."
There, Charlie shared hunting fishing, and other experiences with those planning the "St Valentine's Day Massacre." About those men, his wife, Lola, expressed the opinion that they were simply businessmen; men whose business was merely against the law. Otherwise, they were no different from anyone else, she said, with wives and families, same as anyone else.
But more than criminals, the book is about people doing what they had to do during difficult times. Charlie's story covers the rigors of coal mining in Illinois, Capone's support of the disadvantaged through his "soup kitchens," Charlie's competition with rivals as he ran a hotel and soup kitchen while selling bootlegged alcohol for "The Organization," his arrest and jailing. Charlie deals with historical events in relation to WW1, Prohibition, the difficulty and opportunity Charlie Allison found in Alaska during WW2, his loyalty to the men he worked for, and his eventual betrayal of Lola.
The book incudes photos from his family's private collection and supporting sources from FBI memos and newspaper accounts.
The author of The Black Bridge Road, Charlie, and Walkers Hollow, Don Allison is a retired industrial process coordinator who left the work world to begin life anew.
The Black Bridge Road deals with the adventures of a boy somewhere between the city and the country. Walkers Hollow takes us to a small rural community where almost anything can-and does--happen. Charlie is a true story of a man whose life went from farming, to coal mining, to bootlegging with The Organization and thence to northern Wisconsin where the St. Valentine's Day Massacre was planned.
Don currently lives in Janesville, Wisconsin with Lyn, his wife of 58 years.
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