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King of the Bootleggers: A Biography of George Remus
ISBN: 9780786436521 / Angielski / Miękka / 225 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. As a pharmacist turned lawyer turned master prohibition era bootlegger, George Remus is now remembered as one of the most notorious figures of the American prohibition. A lifelong teetotaler, Remus nonetheless built one of the nation's largest illegal liquor empires with little regard to disguises or secrecy.This biography tells the complete story of Remus' private life and public persona, focusing especially on the turbulent rise and fall of his bootlegging kingdom. An introductory chapter provides an overview of Remus' early life and initial careers in pharmacy and law. Subsequent chapters...
As a pharmacist turned lawyer turned master prohibition era bootlegger, George Remus is now remembered as one of the most notorious figures of the Ame...
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Dr Crippen
ISBN: 9781905615155 / Angielski / Twarda / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Dr Crippen's murder of his wife Cora has stuck in the public imagination for many reasons: the harmless demeanour of this cold-blooded poisoner; the flamboyant victim; and, the dismembered body in the cellar at the infamous 39 Hilldrop Crescent - and not forgetting a dramatic police chase which caught Crippen and his mistress Ethel le Neve halfway across the Atlantic. The story has all the best ingredients: sex and love, secrets and lies, but it is the detail from the documents that fascinates, such as Crippen's account of marital bickering that preceded his wife's disappearance, and the... Dr Crippen's murder of his wife Cora has stuck in the public imagination for many reasons: the harmless demeanour of this cold-blooded poisoner; th... |
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John Dillinger: The FBI Files
ISBN: 9781599862460 / Angielski / Miękka / 1 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. John Dillinger: The FBI Files contains the actual original and declassified criminal investigation summary files related to American gangster John Dillinger. This F.B.I. summary focuses on the events leading up to the death of John Dillinger on July 22, 1934. John Dillinger was shot by FBI Special Agents when he grabbed for his gun while leaving the Biograph Theater in Chicago, Illinois. This publication is being published and made available now for the first time in a paperback book edition for those interested in the history of the life of John Dillinger and also for those who enjoy reading...
John Dillinger: The FBI Files contains the actual original and declassified criminal investigation summary files related to American gangster John Dil...
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128,98 |
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Julius and Ethel Rosenberg: The FBI Files
ISBN: 9781599862507 / Angielski / Miękka / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Julius and Ethel Rosenberg: The FBI Files contains the actual original and declassified criminal investigation summary related to Julius and Ethel Rosenberg who were convicted of espionage. The atomic bomb spies were executed on June 19, 1953, at Sing Sing Prison, Ossining, New York. This publication is being published and made available now for the first time in a paperback book edition for those interested in the history related to the case of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg.
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg: The FBI Files contains the actual original and declassified criminal investigation summary related to Julius and Ethel Ros...
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128,98 |
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Ted Bundy: The FBI Files
ISBN: 9781599862552 / Angielski / Miękka / 1 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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The First Vice Lord: Big Jim Colosemo and the Ladies of the Levee
ISBN: 9781581826395 / Angielski / Twarda / 319 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. THE FIRST VICE LORD is the story of the life and death of Big Jim Colosimo and Chicago's infamous segregated red-light district--the Levee. For the first time, the true story is told of the colorful characters who peopled the Levee from the time of the Columbian Exposition to the Roaring Twenties, clearly the most colorful period in Chicago's history. The product of five years of research through Chicago daily newspapers, magazines, and periodicals, and books on the city's history, it documents the story as it occurred, with all of the sights, sounds, and smells of that lusty, unruly era. THE...
THE FIRST VICE LORD is the story of the life and death of Big Jim Colosimo and Chicago's infamous segregated red-light district--the Levee. For the fi...
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133,36 |
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Mamie Cadden: Backstreet Abortionist
ISBN: 9781856354592 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The spellbinding story of the most famous abortionist of the 1940s and 1950s, Mamie Cadden. Mamie Cadden was born in the US of Co. Mayo parents who returned to Ireland soon after her birth. Mamie qualified as a midwife from the National Maternity Hospital in 1925 and started work in one of Dublin's many nursing homes. Soon after she established her own home, St. Maelruin's, in Rathmines. Mamie became famous in Dublin for her fast lifestyle, blonde hair, MG sportscar and friendship with students, bohemians and other independent women. However, it all came to a temporary end in 1939 when she...
The spellbinding story of the most famous abortionist of the 1940s and 1950s, Mamie Cadden. Mamie Cadden was born in the US of Co. Mayo parents who re...
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D. B. Cooper - Portrait of an American Hijacker (Biography)
ISBN: 9781599861982 / Angielski / Miękka / 52 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. D. B. Cooper - Portrait of an American Hijacker is the biography of D. B. Cooper, aka Dan Cooper, which is the alias of a man who hijacker an aircraft on Novembr 24th, 1971. Cooper received a $200,000.00 ransom payout and subsequently jumped out of the back of a Boeing 727 as it flew over the Pacific Northwest portion of the United States. The believed landing location of D. B. Cooper is around the Cascade Mountains near Woodland, Washington. There has been much mystery over the true identity of this individual, and this book outlines the history of the hijacking incident and the questions...
D. B. Cooper - Portrait of an American Hijacker is the biography of D. B. Cooper, aka Dan Cooper, which is the alias of a man who hijacker an aircraft...
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David Berkowitz - Son of Sam (Biography)
ISBN: 9781599861791 / Angielski / Miękka / 68 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. David Berkowitz - Son of Sam is a biography of David Berkowitz aka Son of Sam, the infamous American serial killer. Berkovitz killed six and wounded seven before his arrest in August 1977. He later claimed that he received instructions to kill from his neighbor's dog which he claimed was possessed by a demon. David Berkowitz - Son of Sam is highly recommended for those interested in the life of one of America's most notorious serial killers.
David Berkowitz - Son of Sam is a biography of David Berkowitz aka Son of Sam, the infamous American serial killer. Berkovitz killed six and wounded s...
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Ted Bundy - The Campus Serial Killer (Biography)
ISBN: 9781599861807 / Angielski / Miękka / 64 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Ted Bundy - The Campus Serial Killer is a biography of Ted Bundy, the infamous American serial killer. He is best known for his rampages on college campuses across Washington, Utah, Colorado, and Florida. In his lifetime, Bundy murdered at least 19 and possibly as many as 36 victims. Ted Bundy - The Campus Serial Killer is highly recommended for those interested in an insight into the mind and life of one of America's most notorious serial killers.
Ted Bundy - The Campus Serial Killer is a biography of Ted Bundy, the infamous American serial killer. He is best known for his rampages on college ca...
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Albert Fish - The Werewolf of Wysteria (Biography)
ISBN: 9781599861814 / Angielski / Miękka / 48 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Albert Fish - The Werewolf of Wysteria is a biography of Albert Fish, an American serial killer and cannibal. He is best known for the kidnapping, murder, and cannibalizing of young children. Fish was convicted on one murder, but suspected of another five, and subsequently executed in 1936. Albert Fish - The Werewolf of Wysteria is highly recommended for those interested in the life and crimes of one of America's most infamous serial killers.
Albert Fish - The Werewolf of Wysteria is a biography of Albert Fish, an American serial killer and cannibal. He is best known for the kidnapping, mur...
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Charles Manson - Helter Skelter and Beyond (Biography)
ISBN: 9781599861876 / Angielski / Miękka / 84 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Charles Manson - Helter Skelter and Beyond is a biography of Charles Manson, the infamous convict charged with murder and conspiracy to murder in the late 1960's. Manson formed and led the "Manson Family" to heinously commit the Tate-LaBianca murders. Helter Skelter, a reference to a Beatles song, is forever connected to the Manson murders; but by his own account, Helter Skelter was a term Manson used to predict and produce an apocalyptic racial war between whites and blacks. Charles Manson and the Manson Family murders have become a symbol of evil, bloody violence, and the macabre which...
Charles Manson - Helter Skelter and Beyond is a biography of Charles Manson, the infamous convict charged with murder and conspiracy to murder in the ...
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Zodiac Killer - Deciphering a Serial Killer (Biography)
ISBN: 9781599862002 / Angielski / Miękka / 60 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Zodiac Killer - Deciphering a Serial Killer is an account of the serial killer known as the Zodiac Killer whose identity remains a mystery. The Zodiac Killer, known for his cryptic and taunting letters to the press, operated in Northern California in the late 1960s and has five known victims although there are many more murders suspected to be Zodiac victims. Zodiac Killer - Deciphering a Serial Killer is highly recommended for those interested in the Zodiac Killer's crimes, letters, and cryptograms and for those who are interested in learning of the suspected identities of the Zodiac Killer.
Zodiac Killer - Deciphering a Serial Killer is an account of the serial killer known as the Zodiac Killer whose identity remains a mystery. The Zodiac...
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Richard Ramirez - The Night Stalker (Biography)
ISBN: 9781599861463 / Angielski / Miękka / 52 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Richard Ramirez - The Night Stalker is the biography of Richard Ramirez, a convicted American serial killer awaiting execution on California's death row at San Quentin State Prison. Prior to his capture, Ramirez was dubbed the "Night Stalker" by the news media as he terrorized California. On September 20, 1989, Ramirez was found guilty of 13 counts of murder, 5 attempted murders, 11 sexual assaults, and 14 burglaries. During the penalty phase of the trial on November 7, 1989, he was sentenced to die in California's gas chamber. The trial of Richard Ramirez was one of the most difficult and...
Richard Ramirez - The Night Stalker is the biography of Richard Ramirez, a convicted American serial killer awaiting execution on California's death r...
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James Whitey Bulger - From Winter Hill Gang Leader to Fugitive (Biography)
ISBN: 9781599861678 / Angielski / Miękka / 56 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. James "Whitey" Bulger - From Winter Hill Gang Leader to Fugitive is a biography of James "Whitey" Bulger a wanted fugitive and alleged leader of Boston's Irish mafia called the "Winter Hill Gang." Among his numerous crimes, Bulger is wanted for 19 counts of murder, conspiracy to murder, narcotics distribution, and money laundering. Bulger is listed as second on the FBI's "Most Wanted" list, just after Osama Bin Laden. James "Whitey" Bulger - From Winter Hill Gang Leader to Fugitive is highly recommended for those interested in the history and life of James "Whitey" Bulger, notorious crimelord...
James "Whitey" Bulger - From Winter Hill Gang Leader to Fugitive is a biography of James "Whitey" Bulger a wanted fugitive and alleged leader of Bosto...
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The Gambino Crime Family - A Mafia Family Revealed (Biography)
ISBN: 9781599861692 / Angielski / Miękka / 48 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Gambino Crime Family - A Mafia Family Revealed is an account of the Gambino family, one of the most powerful crime families in United States history. The Gambino family, known to be one of the "Five Families" who control organized crime in New York City, are charged with scores of crimes including: loansharking, racketeering, gambling, extortion, and murder for hire. The Gambino Crime Family - A Mafia Family Revealed is highly recommended for those interested in the history of the Gambino crime family and also for those interested in learning more about the Mafia.
The Gambino Crime Family - A Mafia Family Revealed is an account of the Gambino family, one of the most powerful crime families in United States histo...
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Al Capone - Scarface (Biography)
ISBN: 9781599860763 / Angielski / Miękka / 52 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Al Capone - Scarface is the biography of Al Capone, an Italian American gangster who led a crime syndicate dedicated to the smuggling and bootlegging of liquor and other illegal activities during the Prohibition Era of the 1920s and 1930s. Capone began his career in Brooklyn before moving to Chicago and becoming the boss of the criminal organization known as the Chicago Outfit. By the end of the 1920s, Capone had gained the attention of the Federal Bureau of Investigation following his being placed on the Chicago Crime Commission's "public enemies" list. Although never successfully convicted...
Al Capone - Scarface is the biography of Al Capone, an Italian American gangster who led a crime syndicate dedicated to the smuggling and bootlegging ...
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Lucky Luciano - The Father of Modern Organized Crime (Biography)
ISBN: 9781599860787 / Angielski / Miękka / 52 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Lucky Luciano - The Father of Modern Organized Crime is the biography of Lucky Luciano, who was a prominent Sicilian-American mobster. Luciano is considered the father of modern organized crime and the mastermind of the massive postwar expansion of the international heroin trade. He is the first official boss of the modern Genovese crime family. Luciano elevated his most trusted and loyal family members to high-level positions in the Luciano crime family. Even today Luciano is recognized as the biggest gangster ever and one of the most influential criminals in world history due to his direct...
Lucky Luciano - The Father of Modern Organized Crime is the biography of Lucky Luciano, who was a prominent Sicilian-American mobster. Luciano is cons...
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Carlo Gambino - Crime Boss Don Carlo (Biography)
ISBN: 9781599860718 / Angielski / Miękka / 52 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Carlo Gambino - Crime Boss Don Carlo is the biography of Carlo Gambino, a Mafioso who became boss of the Gambino crime family that still bears his name today. Gambino was known for being low-key and secretive and unlike many modern mafiosi, Gambino served relatively little time in prison. Gambino began carrying out murder orders for new Mob bosses in his teens. In 1921, at the age of 19, he became a "made man," and was inducted to La Cosa Nostra. Gambino was seen at the Desert Inn in Las Vegas on August 2, 1967, where he is suppose to have met Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis, Jr., Dean Martin,...
Carlo Gambino - Crime Boss Don Carlo is the biography of Carlo Gambino, a Mafioso who became boss of the Gambino crime family that still bears his nam...
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Sacco and Vanzetti: The Men, the Murders, and the Judgment of Mankind
ISBN: 9780143114284 / Angielski / Miękka / 448 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In this groundbreaking narrative of one of America's most divisive trials and executions, award-winning journalist Bruce Watson mines deep archives and newly available sources to paint the most complete portrait available of the ?good shoemaker? and the ?poor fish peddler.? Opening with an explosion that rocks a quiet Washington, D.C., neighborhood and concluding with worldwide outrage as two men are executed despite widespread doubts about their guilt, Sacco & Vanzetti is the definitive history of an infamous case that still haunts the American imagination.
In this groundbreaking narrative of one of America's most divisive trials and executions, award-winning journalist Bruce Watson mines deep archives an...
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