True crime Philadelphia: from America's first bank robbery to the real-life killers who inspired Boardwalk empire
Lillian Reis : so sexy she was arrested for doing the twist fully-clothed -- The maid did it -- Willie Sutton, the making of a folk hero -- Self-made widows -- The six Philadelphia brothers fictionalized on Boardwalk empire -- The prison where Al Capone was a file clerk -- The most sensational robbe...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Guilford, Connecticut
LP, Lyons Press
[2021]
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| In: | Year: 2021 |
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| Availability in Tübingen: | Present in Tübingen. UB: KB 21 A 1958 |
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| Summary: | Lillian Reis : so sexy she was arrested for doing the twist fully-clothed -- The maid did it -- Willie Sutton, the making of a folk hero -- Self-made widows -- The six Philadelphia brothers fictionalized on Boardwalk empire -- The prison where Al Capone was a file clerk -- The most sensational robbery in Philadelphia history -- Philly during Prohibition : wet as the Atlantic Ocean -- H.H. Holmes meets the hangman here -- America's first kidnapping -- The assassination of Octavius v. Catto -- The muffled murder on Pine Street -- Anton Probst : one of America's first serial killers -- The Bible riots : Catholics vs. Protestants -- The nation's first bank robbery -- The fatal witch hunt during the 1787 Constitutional Convention. "A tour through Philadelphia that highlights the locations within each neighborhood where crime occurred"-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | xi, 251 Seiten Illustrationen |
| ISBN: | 9781493036158 |