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The Encyclopedia of Robberies, Heists and Capers Michael Newton

The Encyclopedia of Robberies, Heists and Capers By Michael Newton

The Encyclopedia of Robberies, Heists and Capers by Michael Newton


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Bandits, burglars, and thieves have always been a mainstay of society. From pickpockets to pirates, bank robbers to bushrangers, theft is one of the world's oldest criminal professions. This reference contains 400 entries detailing history's most famous robberies from around the world.

The Encyclopedia of Robberies, Heists and Capers Summary

The Encyclopedia of Robberies, Heists and Capers by Michael Newton

Bandits, burglars, and thieves have always been a mainstay of society. From pickpockets to pirates, bank robbers to bushrangers, theft is one of the world's oldest criminal professions. This reference contains 400 entries detailing history's most famous robberies from around the world, the thieves who executed them, and the lawmen who brought them to justice. Topicals entries are featured, such as art theft, bungled capers, highway robbery, robberies in film and fiction, social bandits, safecracking, and robbery as terrorism. Cases covered include: Brink's robbery in Massachusetts, 1950; the Great Train Robbery, 1963; the Lufthansa airline heist, 1978; the sacking of Panama city by pirates, 1671; and Wah Mee Club massacre in San Francisco's Chinatown, 1983. Biographies include the Barker Gang, Anne Bonny, John Dillinger, D.B. Cooper, Butch Cassidy, A.J. Gentleman Jack Davis, and J. Edgar Hoover.

About Michael Newton

Michael Newton is a professional writer who has published more than 160 books since 1977. He has written primarily about crime, specializing in books about serial murder. His previous books include The Encyclopedia of Serial Killers and The Encyclopedia of Kidnappings for Facts On File/Checkmark Books. He lives in Nashville, IN.

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CIN0816044899G
9780816044894
0816044899
The Encyclopedia of Robberies, Heists and Capers by Michael Newton
Used - Good
Paperback
Facts On File Inc
20021001
432
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