Gangsters, Bootleggers, and Bandits

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Robbery, smuggling, gambling-gangsters did it all. They fought the law. They fought each other. And not all of them made it out alive. Find out the true stories of the United States' most feared hoodlums and mob bosses. Learn how a two-bit car thief built a criminal empire-and how the mob's to man wound up in prison. Are you bold enough to read on?

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Overview

Robbery, smuggling, gambling-gangsters did it all. They fought the law. They fought each other. And not all of them made it out alive. Find out the true stories of the United States' most feared hoodlums and mob bosses. Learn how a two-bit car thief built a criminal empire-and how the mob's to man wound up in prison. Are you bold enough to read on?

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Children's Literature - Greg M. Romaneck
Crime represents evil action that in many ways is repulsive but which also draws our attention to it if only to understand how people can act the way they sometimes do. In Gangsters, Bootlegger, and Bandits author Schwartz tells the stories of a handful of the law breakers who made a living in organized crime during the twentieth century. Among the rogues gallery featured in this chapter in the illustrated "Shock Zone Villains" series are Al Capone, John Gotti, Bonnie and Clyde, Baby Face Nelsen, and Lucky Luciano. In each instance, Schwartz does a fine job of encapsulating the mobster's life in a fairly concise biographical sketch. Each of these mini-biographies features keynote events that helped make the person in question infamous. In all instances fascinating elements of the criminal's behavior are included that help bring the subject to life. For example, for years Vincent "The Chin" Gigante, the head of the notorious New York City based Genovese mafia family, pretended to be mentally ill. Gigante could be seen shuffling along on foot in his neighborhood dressed in a bathrobe and mumbling to himself. In reality, this behavior was a ruse designed to "beat the rap" he was facing under the auspices of an insanity plea. In the end Gigante's gamesmanship failed and he went to prison. It is this type of storytelling that makes this a book that will appeal in an edgy fashion to readers who are in any way interested in crime stories. Reviewer: Greg M. Romaneck
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781467708951
  • Publisher: Lerner Classroom
  • Publication date: 3/28/2013
  • Pages: 32
  • Sales rank: 513,438
  • Product dimensions: 6.10 (w) x 9.00 (h) x 0.20 (d)

Meet the Author

Heather E. Schwartz is the author of more than 20 books for young readers. She is also the editorial director of http://www.writeinthemiddle.co/, a webzine/resource for middle school students who are passionate about writing, as well as the founder of http://ihategymclass.com/, site that supports girls in sports.

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Table of Contents

The Wrong Side of the Law 4

Al Capone: Chicago's Scarface 6

Lester Gillis: Baby-Faced Gangster 8

Bonnie and Clyde: Gangsters in Love 10

Meyer Lansky: The Mob's Accountant 14

John Gotti: Power-Mad Mobster 16

Stephanie St. Clair: Harlem Hoodlum 18

Vincent Gigante: Criminal Con Man 20

Charles Arthur Floyd: Pretty Hough Guy 22

Salvatore Lucania: Lucky Lawbreaker 24

Joseph Bonanno: Criminal Climber 26

Sammy Gravano: Infamous Frenemy 28

Further Information 30

Index 31

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