Gangsters
- ISBN-10
- 0761410163
- ISBN-13
- 9780761410164
- Series
- Gangsters
- Category
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Pages
- 72
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2002
- Publisher
- Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC
- Author
- Gary L. Blackwood
Description
Describes the lives and careers of some of the most notorious gangsters, including Al Capone, Bonnie and Clyde, and John Dillinger.
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Other editions
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- 2012-10-01
- 224 pages
- Paperback
- Haynes Publishing UK
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