Two Men and a Car by Michael Garland - ADVISABLE

Two Men and a Car: Franklin Roosevelt, Al Capone, and a Cadillac V-8 by Michael Garland, 64 pages. NON-FICTION PICTURE BOOK. Tilbury House Publishers, 2019, $18.

BUYING ADVISORY: EL, MS - ADVISABLE

AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE

There is a legend that President Franklin Delano Roosevelt needed a vehicle to get him to a joint session of Congress to ask for war against Japan.  The car that was pressed into service is said to have belonged to the infamous gangster, Al Capone, who had a specially made bulletproof Cadillac V-8. Since Capone was imprisoned, the car had been taken into federal custody. Whether this legend is true or not doesn’t matter, because it provides an opportunity to juxtapose two famous men during pivotal years in America’s history and how their lives took such divergent paths.  

Scarface Al Capone is still fascinating, and I loved seeing how his life and Roosevelt’s were so different.  The pictures captured the era well and I loved the timeline in the back of the book.   A fast read, this book has a lot of interesting facts, that make you want to know more about both these men.  

Michelle in the Middle