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Street Fight : The Chicago Taxi Wars of the 1920s

by Anne Morrissy

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Format Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10 1493068679
ISBN-13 9781493068678
Publisher Rowman & Littlefield
Imprint The Lyons Press
Country of Manufacture GB
Country of Publication GB
Publication Date Mar 5th, 2024
Print length 272 Pages
Weight 536 grams
Dimensions 16.00 x 23.60 x 3.00 cms
Product Classification: History of the AmericasSocial & cultural history
Ksh 4,500.00
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Street Fight is the untold story of the deadly taxicab wars that plagued Chicago during the 1920s and led to laws that today still govern how cab, limo, and rideshare companies and drivers workevery day. The book vividly brings to life the full intrigue, danger, and innovation that accompanied the taxi wars in Chicago, an exciting yet politically corrupt city where world-famous gangsters publicly vied for control of the city’s illegal liquor business in the time of Prohibition. Working from extensive research and interviews with descendants and experts, author Anne Morrissy gives the taxi wars the full treatment they deserve and which has so far eluded them.

Street Fight is the untold story of the deadly taxicab wars that plagued Chicago during the 1920s and led to laws that today still govern how cab, limo, and rideshare companies and drivers work

every day. The book vividly brings to life the full intrigue, danger, and innovation that accompanied the taxi wars in Chicago, an exciting yet politically corrupt city where world-famous gangsters publicly vied for control of the city’s illegal liquor business in the time of Prohibition. Working from extensive research and interviews with descendants and experts, author Anne Morrissy gives the taxi wars the full treatment they deserve and which has so far eluded them.

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