| Description |
xi, 239 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 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. |
| Subject |
Bank robberies -- United States -- History.
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Bank robberies. (OCoLC)fst00826782
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| Added Author |
Palattella, Ed, author.
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| ISBN |
9781442235458 hardcover alkaline paper |
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1442235454 hardcover alkaline paper |
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9781442235465 electronic book |
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