Gangsters: Portraits in Crime
- ISBN-10
- 0792456912
- ISBN-13
- 9780792456919
- Series
- Gangsters
- Category
- Criminals
- Pages
- 66
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1992
- Publisher
- World Publications
- Author
- Joshua B. Feder
Description
A colorful expose+a7 on the world of organized crime details the notorious actions and ostentatious lifestyles of the most dangerous criminals on the planet.
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- 2012-10-01
- 224 pages
- Paperback
- Haynes Publishing UK
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