Description |
143 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 28 cm. |
Series |
Visual history collection |
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Visual history collection.
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Contents |
Wild west. -- Gangsters & the mob. -- Conmen & common criminals. |
Summary |
Discover the gangster who all but ruled Chicago through bootlegging and murder, Al Capone. Meet the lawmen of the frontier who tried to take on the Wild West's most notorious outlaws. Find out how the criminal lovers Bonnie & Clyde really met, and how they came to their tragic fate. Meet the Illinois gangster who took on the Ku Klux Klan, Charles Birger. Learn about The Dalton Gang, the band of brothers who terrorized the Wild West in the late 1800s. Discover the man who hoodwinked Mussolini, swindling millions from the Italian dictator in a fake land con, Joseph Weil. Plus, many more insights into the true stories of the U.S.A.'s most wanted outlaws! |
Subject |
Criminals -- History.
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Outlaws -- History.
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Organized crime -- History.
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Swindlers and swindling -- History.
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ISBN |
9781497103757 |
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1497103754 |
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