King of Heists - The Sensational Bank Robbery of 1878 That Shocked America (Paperback)

ANOTHER TRUE CRIME STORY
FROM J. NORTH CONWAY--NOW IN PAPERBACK The riveting story of one of America's most notorious crimes
and the mysterious man behind it "Engrossing. . . . Conway skillfully paints a backdrop of fierce and flamboyant personalities who paraded across the Gilded Age. . . . H]e capably recounts his story against a background of glitter and greed." --"Publishers Weekly" "A page-turning account of one of the most brazen crimes of our time." --"Reader's Digest" "Conway, a college prof and ex-newspaper man, covers this ancient tale in a way that makes it feel like a hot news story." --"New York"" Post" "" "King of Heists"is a spellbinding and unprecedented account of the greatest bank robbery in American history, which took place on October 27, 1878, when thieves broke into the Manhattan Savings Institution and stole nearly $3 million in cash and securities--around $50 million in today's terms. Bringing the notorious Gilded Age to life in a thrilling narrative, J. North Conway tells the story of those who plotted and carried out this infamous robbery, how they did it, and how they were tracked down and captured. The robbery was planned to the minutest detail by criminal mastermind George Leonidas Leslie--a society architect and ladies' man whose double life as the nation's most prolific bank robber led him to be dubbed the "King of the Bank Robbers." An absorbing tale of greed, sex, crime, betrayal, and murder, " King of Heists"blends all the richness of history with the thrills of the best fiction.

General

Imprint:	The Lyons Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	August 2010
First published:	September 2010
Authors:	J. North Conway
Dimensions:	225 x 142 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	240
ISBN-13:	978-1-59921-995-0
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > History > American history > General
LSN:	1-59921-995-6
Barcode:	9781599219950

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