Two Men and a Car: Franklin Roosevelt, Al Capone, and a Cadillac V-8

Two Men and a Car: Franklin Roosevelt, Al Capone, and a Cadillac V-8
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Publisher : Tilbury House Publishers and Cadent Publishing
Total Pages : 66
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ISBN-10 : 9780884486220
ISBN-13 : 0884486222
Rating : 4/5 (20 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Two Men and a Car: Franklin Roosevelt, Al Capone, and a Cadillac V-8 by : Michael Garland

Download or read book Two Men and a Car: Franklin Roosevelt, Al Capone, and a Cadillac V-8 written by Michael Garland and published by Tilbury House Publishers and Cadent Publishing. This book was released on 2019-04-02 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is December 8, 1941, the day after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, and President Franklin Delano Roosevelt leads a nation in crisis. He must make a speech to a joint session of Congress that will build support for America’s entry to World War II, but to do that he needs an armored vehicle in which to make the short trip from the White House to the Capitol Building. According to legend, the car Roosevelt rode in that day, borrowed from the FBI’s impound lot, was an armored Cadillac V-8 built for gangster Al Capone in the late 1920s to shield himself from enemies. Is the legend true, or is it an American tall tale in the tradition of Paul Bunyan or John Henry? Either way, it’s an ideal vehicle to compare and contrast the lives of two American men who grew up within miles of one another: one a great president, the other an infamous villain. F&P Level Y


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