'Egan's Rats' provides a fascinating glimpse into a past that wasn't always idyllic. Louis was touched by them in some way or another. Louis's most dangerous gangster, the gang boasted nearly 400 members. With Snake Kinney, a Missouri state senator and Tom Egan, St. For nearly ten years the gang cut a large swath in St. When Kinney ran on the Democratic ticket in the third ward, his friends were at the polls to ensure he got enough votes. They learned their trade the old-fashioned way, via robberies, brawls, burglaries, and shootings. Over 3, 000, 000 happy customers.Led by two childhood pals, Thomas Snake'' Kinney and Tom Egan, the Egan's Rats emerged from St. All orders placed with expedited shipping will be cancelled. box, and APO/FPO addresses allow 4-28 business days for Standard shipping. Brand New, Perfect Condition, allow 4-14 business days for standard shipping. Louis crime reached all the way into the White House.Ĭhoose your shipping method in Checkout. It was an era in which roving gangs of thugs terrorized voters with impunity, when alcohol was illegal, when a gangster could brag of his power in the newspaper, and when the tendrils of St. Egan's Rats provides a fascinating glimpse into a past that wasn't always idyllic. Led by two childhood pals, Thomas 'Snake' Kinney and Tom Egan, the Egan's Rats emerged from St.

Egan's Rats by Daniel Waugh