Item details: Rogues' gallery : the birth of modern policing and organized crime in Gilded Age New York - 48378773

Rogues' gallery : the birth of modern policing and organized crime in Gilded Age New York

text Rogues' gallery : the birth of modern policing and organized crime in Gilded Age New York

Summary: "From the beginnings of big-city police work to the rise of the Mafia, Rogues' Gallery is a colorful and captivating history of crime and punishment in the bustling streets of Old New York"--

Contents: Prologue. Forming the picture -- Making a name -- A cop is born -- Heist of the century -- The third degree -- King of the bank robbers -- Queen of the fences -- A star cop is born -- The great detective -- "Too much for our police" -- "Fredericka... Read more

Format: text

Description: xi, 511 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Publisher: Dutton 2021

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Woodmere (Main Branch)	363.2 OLL in Adult Non-fiction	Available

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TADL-WOOD	363.2 OLL in Adult Non-fiction	Available

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