American Villains
- ISBN-10
- 1587654539
- ISBN-13
- 9781587654534
- Pages
- 598
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2008
- Publisher
- Salem Press, Incorporated
- Author
- Salem Press
Description
Covers 177 of the most infamous assassins, serial killers, frauds, gangsters, murderers, terrorists, thieves, and traitors of American history.
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