Gem of the Prairie An Informal History of the Chicago Underworld Book

Not sure why all the previous reviews have higher ratings, as this was a very poorly written book. Where was the editor?? Parts of it read normally but other parts are determined to just jam paragraphs full of facts that become meaningless after a while. It also tends to repeat itself and skip back-and-forth in a way that makes you want to just stop reading. Funny how a book about such decadence can be so dull. However my love for Chicago history prevailed and I did make it through. It seemed like the ending chapters with Capone were written better, I almost wonder if he had a ghost writer for parts of this. However, all in all this book needed serious editing and I don't think I'll ever read anything else he wrote.