Bibliograph

A history of heists, bank robbery in America, Jerry Clark and Ed Palattella

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A history of heists, bank robbery in America, Jerry Clark and Ed Palattella

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-229) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

A history of heists

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

899949289

Responsibility statement

Jerry Clark and Ed Palattella

Sub title

bank robbery in America

Table Of Contents

Breaking in : early banks and early thieves -- The original outlaw : Jesse James, the Civil War, and crimes like no other -- Robbery on the range : the Wild West, the Wild Bunch, and the rise of the professional bandit -- The G-men get guns : bank robbery and the birth of the modern FBI -- Marquee mayhem : John Dillinger, Bonnie and Clyde, and the glamorization of the gangster -- Lone wolves : Willie Sutton, the great Brink's robbery, and a thief found dead -- Countercultural chaos : clean-cut killers, Patty Hearst, and a Dog day afternoon -- Striking back, striking big : boosted bank security and record-breaking hauls -- Robbery and reverberations : pizza bomber, the post-9/11 FBI, and online heists

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