The crime encyclopedia: The world's most notorious outlaws, mobsters & crooks Patricia J MacNee

Originally published 1998 as "Outlaws, Mobsters & Crooks,'' this is the first printing of the 1999 reprinted edition. Illustrated throughout w/photographs, this encyclopedic volume covers 73 infamous mobsters, racketeers, gamblers, robbers, computer criminals, spies, swindlers, terrorists, bandits, gunslingers, bootleggers, & pirates in North America from the 17th century to the present. Also exposes myths that have grown up around some of these figures & offers alternative versions of accepted history. Provides a timeline, guide to related books & movies, alphabetical index, & sources for further reading.