"Gangsters" in the Great Depression were divided into two different groups: Mobsters and Outlaws. This article discusses the differences between the two and the role each group played.

Home page for the three-part documentary film series covering the rise, rule, and fall of Prohibition. Extensive coverage of the consequences and people of the area with links to a plethora of first-hand photos. Readers are given the...

Moose Jaw!? Yes,right .. it's a town in Saskatchewan with a very interesting and somewhat infamous history. Think of underground caves and Al Capone as well as a rich aboriginal background.

This is a very comprehensive discussion of Prohibition, the reasons supporters pushed for it, the problems with enforcement, and its failure. Read about anti-German sentiment as a reason for Prohibition, the increase in organized crime...

Learning module on crime, punishment and the justice system. Students and teachers can view videos and search links to National Museum of Crime and Punishment.

A map of the gang territories during the 1920s in Chicago. Shows where each of the gangs had a dominant presence.

Features statistics and details about organized crime and prohibition including facts on some of the more colorful gangsters during that era.

Looks at the history of the Prohibition Era in the United States, how it started, the problems it caused, and how it ended.

The Eighteenth Amendment showed how difficult it is to legislate morality. Read about the advantages of Prohibition, especially in terms of public health. The disadvantages far outweighed the advantages. See how lawlessness increased...

Read about American culture and the culture of the Harding presidency in the beginning of the 1920s.

Why is Alcatraz Penitentiary called "The Rock?" Who is sent there? This Library of Congress site has more information and photographs.

The entire history of the famous Alcatraz prison known as "The Rock," beginning with 1847, when "The U.S. Army took notice of "The Rock" and its strategic value as a military fortress."

Read the real story behind the relationship between the FB and Eliot Ness during the prohibition era of American history.

Provides a list of links regarding the 1920s most famous gangsters, bootleggers, rumrunners, drug peddlers, and labor racketeers.

The story behind the St. Valentine's Day Massacre. While gangland warfare was commonplace in Chicago during Prohibition, this attack was unusual because all of the victims were known mobsters.

Photograph of Eliot Ness, the prohibition officer who took down Al Capone.