March 9 and 11: Presentation and book signings with biographer and National Book Award winner Deirdre Bair, author of “Al Capone”
1-3 p.m. March 11 book signing only
There is no cost to enter the Museum retail store.
Book signing with biographer and National Book Award winner Deirdre Bair, author of Al Capone
Few have captured the public’s imagination for as long as Al Capone. As “Public Enemy Number One” during the blood-soaked days of Prohibition through the present day, Capone’s legend still looms large. While Capone has long been mythologized and immortalized in books and film, little is known of the Capone behind the legend.
Deirdre Bair, author of the National Book Award-winning biography of Samuel Beckett, has written the first new biography of the legendary gangster in more than 20 years. With help from his family and exclusive access to personal testimony and archival documents, Bair has written a rigorous and intimate biography that provides an intriguing portrait of a man who was equal parts monster, criminal, devoted family man and charismatic public figure. In the process she debunks many of the myths that have fed Capone lore and explores the complicated legacy borne by his descendants.