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American Gangsters, Then and Now : An Encyclopedia by Nate Hendley (2009, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherABC-Clio, LLC
ISBN-100313354510
ISBN-139780313354519
eBay Product ID (ePID)74204484
Product Key Features
Number of Pages296 Pages
Publication NameAmerican Gangsters, Then and Now : an Encyclopedia
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2009
SubjectGeneral, Violence in Society, Organized Crime, United States / General, Criminology
TypeTextbook
AuthorNate Hendley
Subject AreaTrue Crime, Social Science, History
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight25.8 Oz
Item Length10 in
Item Width7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
Reviews"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, "...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, "The book is designed…for academic research on the background and life of gangster organizations." - Library Media Connection
Number of Volumes1 vol.
IllustratedYes
SynopsisAmerican 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." It is the first comprehensive resource on the gangster's historical evolution and unshakable grip on the American imagination. American Gangsters, Then and Now tells the stories of a number of famous gangsters and gangs--Jesse James and Billy the Kid, the Black Hand, Al Capone, Sonny Barger and the Hell's Angels, the Mafia, Crips and Bloods, and more. Avoiding sensationalism, the straightforward entries include biographical portraits and historical background for each subject, as well as accounts of infamous robberies, killings, and other events, all well documented with both archival newspapers and extensive research into the files of the FBI. Readers will understand the families, the places, and the times that produced these monumental criminals, as well as the public mindset that often found them sympathetic and heroic., 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." It is the first comprehensive resource on the gangster's historical evolution and unshakable grip on the American imagination. American Gangsters, Then and Now tells the stories of a number of famous gangsters and gangs--Jesse James and Billy the Kid, the Black Hand, Al Capone, Sonny Barger and the Hell's Angels, the Mafia, Crips and Bloods, and more. Avoiding sensationalism, the straightforward entries include biographical portraits and historical background for each subject, as well as accounts of infamous robberies, killings, and other events, all well documented with both archival newspapers and extensive research into the files of the FBI. Readers will understand the families, the places, and the times that produced these monumental criminals, as well as the public mindset that often found them sympathetic and heroic., A detailed compendium of American gangsters and gangs from the end of the Civil War to the present day.
