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Description for Gangland
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The early criminals were just as violent, dangerous and daring as their more recent relations. After a raid on the American Express in Paris, Eddie Guerin was sent to Devil's Island from which he escaped and survived, probably by eating his fellow escapees...GANGLAND: The Early Years is about criminal society and the characters who brought it about in the 19th and 20th centuries. It concentrates on the aristocrats of crime - men and women who stole and spent fortunes and, whilst a great many ended in prison and poverty, some ... Read more
The early criminals were just as violent, dangerous and daring as their more recent relations. After a raid on the American Express in Paris, Eddie Guerin was sent to Devil's Island from which he escaped and survived, probably by eating his fellow escapees...GANGLAND: The Early Years is about criminal society and the characters who brought it about in the 19th and 20th centuries. It concentrates on the aristocrats of crime - men and women who stole and spent fortunes and, whilst a great many ended in prison and poverty, some ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
656
Condition
Used, Good
Number of Pages
656
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780751532234
SKU
KLN0017091
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-2
About Jonathan Kellerman
James Morton is the author of the hugely successful Gangland series. He has long experience as a solicitor specialising in criminal work and was editor-in-chief of NEW LAW JOURNAL for many years.
Reviews for Gangland
'...a timely publication. This latest volume in his highly successful Gangland series benefits yet again from its author's extensive knowledge and thorough understanding of his subject. Erudite, meticulously researched and highly readable, it takes us deep within a nether world of intrigue, deceit, derring-do, blunder, revenge and murder...here is a genuine 'must read'' - WHAT'S ... Read more