MAFIA COP KILLERS IN AKRON The Gang War Before Prohibition.

Price, Mark J.

ISBN 10: 1467137847 / ISBN 13: 9781467137843

Published by The History Press, (Charleston, SC), 2017

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124p, pictorial softcover, illustrated, near fine. 1st edition. Signed by the author. Index. Appendix. Seller Inventory # 66589

Bibliographic Details

Title: MAFIA COP KILLERS IN AKRON The Gang War ...

Publisher: The History Press, (Charleston, SC)

Publication Date: 2017

Binding: Soft cover

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition

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Synopsis:

From 1917 to 1919, terror struck the streets of Akron. As soldiers marched off to World War I and Spanish influenza ravaged the community, police officers faced a sinister threat. Murderous kingpin Rosario Borgia placed a bounty on officers' heads for interfering with his criminal enterprises. Gangsters gunned down seven cops, killing five, in a series of brazen attacks over fifteen months. Author Mark J. Price chronicles the crimes, victims, gangsters and the relentless pursuit of justice.

About the Author:

Mark J. Price is an award-winning journalist from Akron, Ohio. A 1981 graduate of Akron North High School, he earned his journalism degree from Kent State University in 1985. He has worked as a copy editor and staff writer for the Akron Beacon Journal since 1997. Before that, he worked as a copy editor, columnist and features editor at the Canton Repository. He is the author of The Rest Is History: True Tales from Akron's Vibrant Past (The University of Akron Press, 2012) and Lost Akron (The History Press, 2015). He and his wife, Susan, live in Hinckley, Ohio, with their puppy girl, Cinders, and bunny girl, Katie.