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4763878American Gangsters, Then and Nowhttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/american-gangsters--then-and-now-9798216045946/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/4354015/image.jpg?v=638446687692100000https://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/4352726/image.jpg?v=63844668512577000015681742MXNBloomsbury PublishingInStock/Ebooks/<p><strong>A detailed compendium of American gangsters and gangs from the end of the Civil War to the present day.</strong></p><p><em>American Gangsters, Then and Now: An Encyclopedia</em> ranges from Western outlaws revered as Robin Hoods to the Depressions flamboyant bootleggers and bank robbers to the late 20th centurys drug kingpins and "Dapper Dons." It is the first comprehensive resource on the gangsters historical evolution and unshakable grip on the American imagination.</p><p><em>American Gangsters, Then and Now</em> tells the stories of a number of famous gangsters and gangsJesse James and Billy the Kid, the Black Hand, Al Capone, Sonny Barger and the Hells 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.</p>...4458966American Gangsters, Then and Now15681742https://www.gandhi.com.mx/american-gangsters--then-and-now-9798216045946/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/4354015/image.jpg?v=638446687692100000https://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/4352726/image.jpg?v=638446685125770000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20099798216045946_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_<p><strong>A detailed compendium of American gangsters and gangs from the end of the Civil War to the present day.</strong></p><p><em>American Gangsters, Then and Now: An Encyclopedia</em> ranges from Western outlaws revered as Robin Hoods to the Depressions flamboyant bootleggers and bank robbers to the late 20th centurys drug kingpins and "Dapper Dons." It is the first comprehensive resource on the gangsters historical evolution and unshakable grip on the American imagination.</p><p><em>American Gangsters, Then and Now</em> tells the stories of a number of famous gangsters and gangsJesse James and Billy the Kid, the Black Hand, Al Capone, Sonny Barger and the Hells 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.</p>...9798216045946_Bloomsbury Publishinglibro_electonico_9798216045946_9798216045946Nate HendleyInglésMéxico2009-12-23T00:00:00+00:00Bloomsbury Publishing