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Matt Crawford speaks with author Alan Prendergast about his book, Gangbuster: One Man's Battle Against Crime, Corruption, and The Klan. Denver during the roaring 1920's was a corrupt town from stem to stern. Rookie District Attorney Philip Van Cise wanted to change that, and he would end up taking on organized crime, corruption on every governmental level and the Ku Klux Klan. Utilizing cutting edge technology and even reaching out to private donors to fund his crusade, Van Cise was truly ahead of his time. Why then have so few heard of him? Read this book and find out just what a miscarriage of justice that really is!
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Matt Crawford speaks with author Alan Prendergast about his book, Gangbuster: One Man's Battle Against Crime, Corruption, and The Klan. Denver during the roaring 1920's was a corrupt town from stem to stern. Rookie District Attorney Philip Van Cise wanted to change that, and he would end up taking on organized crime, corruption on every governmental level and the Ku Klux Klan. Utilizing cutting edge technology and even reaching out to private donors to fund his crusade, Van Cise was truly ahead of his time. Why then have so few heard of him? Read this book and find out just what a miscarriage of justice that really is!
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