{"product_id":"the-snatch-racket-9781640122031","title":"The Snatch Racket","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eAlthough the 1932 kidnapping of aviator Charles Lindbergh’s baby was a worldwide sensation, it was only one of an estimated three thousand ransom kidnappings that occurred in the United States that year. The epidemic hit America during the Great Depression and the last days of Prohibition as criminal gangs turned kidnapping into the highly lucrative “snatch racket.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Wealthy families and celebrities purchased kidnap insurance, hired armed chauffeurs and bodyguards, and carried loaded handguns. Some sent their children to school or summer camp in Europe to get them out of harm’s way. “Recent Kidnappings in America” was a regular feature in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, while \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e magazine included kidnappings in its weekly list of notable births, deaths, and other milestones.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Snatch Racket\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of a crime epidemic that so frightened families that it undermined confidence in law enforcement and governme\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"MQ - University of Nebraska Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48887324737879,"sku":"9781640122031","price":26.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781640122031.jpg?v=1722544013","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-snatch-racket-9781640122031","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}