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Genre/Form: | Electronic books Encyclopedias Encyclopédies |
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Additional Physical Format: | Print version: xvi, 275 p. : ill (DLC) 2010291098 |
Material Type: | Biography, Document, Internet resource |
Document Type: | Internet Resource, Computer File |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Nate Hendley |
ISBN: | 9781780348407 1780348401 9780313354526 0313354529 |
OCLC Number: | 809017395 |
Description: | 1 online resource (55 entries) : 32 images, digital files |
Responsibility: | Nate Hendley. |
Abstract:
A detailed compendium of American gangsters and gangs from the end of the Civil War to the present day.American Gangsters, Then and Now: An Encyclopedia ranges from Western outlaws revered as Robin Hoods to the Depression's flamboyant bootleggers and bank robbers to the late 20th century's drug kingpins and "Dapper Dons."
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"...perfect for general audiences...Recommended for public libraries." - Library Journal "The writing in this compendium blazes with the glow of crime novels and gangbuster series while delivering loads of fascinating and gory details on American organized crime. . . . this quality work, which comes with full-text online access, fills a niche." - School Library Journal "The book is designed...for academic research on the background and life of gangster organizations." - Library Media Connection Read more...
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