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A late-nineteenth century rogues gallery of America''s foremost murderers, bank robbers, con men, forgers, embezzlers, and pickpockets.Written in 1886, Professional Criminals of America contains biographical sketches, including photographs, of some four hundred of the nation''s leading criminals. Each profile details the crimes committed and the circumstances leading up to arrest and conviction. Also included are short, informative chapters on criminal methods, executions, opium addiction, fugitives from justice, and prison commutation laws, along with intriguing chapters on mysterious unsolved murders, adventurers and adventuresses, and a list of every prison and state penitentiary in America at the time of publication.

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    A Hardback by Thomas Byrnes, R. Scott Decker

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      Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 09/08/2019
      ISBN13: 9781493041961, 978-1493041961
      ISBN10: 1493041967

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A late-nineteenth century rogues gallery of America''s foremost murderers, bank robbers, con men, forgers, embezzlers, and pickpockets.Written in 1886, Professional Criminals of America contains biographical sketches, including photographs, of some four hundred of the nation''s leading criminals. Each profile details the crimes committed and the circumstances leading up to arrest and conviction. Also included are short, informative chapters on criminal methods, executions, opium addiction, fugitives from justice, and prison commutation laws, along with intriguing chapters on mysterious unsolved murders, adventurers and adventuresses, and a list of every prison and state penitentiary in America at the time of publication.

      Trade Review
      "A fascinating document...profiles of 203 con artists, forgers, and thieves." --Time Out NY

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