Description:A guided tour of Philadelphia's underworld, revealing the places where deals were made, people were killed, and bodies were buried. While lurking in local restaurants or just around the corner inside that inconspicuous building, countless criminals have quietly made their mark on the city and surrounding communities. Philadelphia Sinners reveals the hidden history of these places, bringing readers back in time to America's first kidnapping for ransom, Al Capone's first prison stint in Philly, Willie Sutton's prison break from the Eastern State Penitentiary, America's first bank robbery, and more. Drawing upon years of research and an extensive collection of rare photographs, author Kathryn Canavan sheds light on how gang violence infected the streets, and how these historic characters almost got away with history's most disturbing crimes.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with True Crime Philadelphia: From America's First Bank Robbery to the Real-Life Killers Who Inspired Boardwalk Empire. To get started finding True Crime Philadelphia: From America's First Bank Robbery to the Real-Life Killers Who Inspired Boardwalk Empire, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
Pages
252
Format
PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition
Publisher
Lyons Press
Release
2021
ISBN
1493036165
True Crime Philadelphia: From America's First Bank Robbery to the Real-Life Killers Who Inspired Boardwalk Empire
Description: A guided tour of Philadelphia's underworld, revealing the places where deals were made, people were killed, and bodies were buried. While lurking in local restaurants or just around the corner inside that inconspicuous building, countless criminals have quietly made their mark on the city and surrounding communities. Philadelphia Sinners reveals the hidden history of these places, bringing readers back in time to America's first kidnapping for ransom, Al Capone's first prison stint in Philly, Willie Sutton's prison break from the Eastern State Penitentiary, America's first bank robbery, and more. Drawing upon years of research and an extensive collection of rare photographs, author Kathryn Canavan sheds light on how gang violence infected the streets, and how these historic characters almost got away with history's most disturbing crimes.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with True Crime Philadelphia: From America's First Bank Robbery to the Real-Life Killers Who Inspired Boardwalk Empire. To get started finding True Crime Philadelphia: From America's First Bank Robbery to the Real-Life Killers Who Inspired Boardwalk Empire, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.