The Snatch Racket
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The Snatch Racket
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Author : Carolyn Cox
language : en
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Release Date : 2021-03
The Snatch Racket written by Carolyn Cox and has been published by U of Nebraska Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-03 with History categories.
Although the 1932 kidnapping of aviator Charles Lindbergh’s baby was a worldwide sensation, it was only one of an estimated three thousand ransom kidnappings that occurred in the United States that year. The epidemic hit America during the Great Depression and the last days of Prohibition as criminal gangs turned kidnapping into the highly lucrative “snatch racket.” Wealthy families and celebrities purchased kidnap insurance, hired armed chauffeurs and bodyguards, and carried loaded handguns. Some sent their children to school or summer camp in Europe to get them out of harm’s way. “Recent Kidnappings in America” was a regular feature in the New York Times, while Time magazine included kidnappings in its weekly list of notable births, deaths, and other milestones. The Snatch Racket is the story of a crime epidemic that so frightened families that it undermined confidence in law enforcement and government in general. In response, President Franklin D. Roosevelt waged a three-year War against Kidnappers with J. Edgar Hoover and his G-men (newly empowered to carry weapons and make arrests) on the front lines. This first U.S. war against terrorism revolutionized and modernized law enforcement in the United States, dramatically expanding the powers of the federal government in the fight against not only kidnapping but many new types of interstate crime. At the heart of the narrative are some of the most iconic names of the twentieth century: Rockefeller, Ford, Lindbergh, Roosevelt, Hoover, Capone, Schwarzkopf, and Hearst, all caught up in the kidnapping frenzy. The Snatch Racket is a spellbinding account of terrifying abductions of prominent citizens, gangsters invading homes with machine guns, the struggles of law enforcement, and the courage of families doing whatever it took to bring home the ransomed.
The California Snatch Racket
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Author : James R. Smith
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2010
The California Snatch Racket written by James R. Smith and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with History categories.
"Captures the flavor of the time and the impact of events with the urgency of an angry Tommy gun."--Pat Craig, Bay Area News Group.
Before Internment
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Author : Yuji Ichioka
language : en
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Release Date : 2006
Before Internment written by Yuji Ichioka and has been published by Stanford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with History categories.
This book is an anthology of essays by Yuji Ichioka, the foremost authority on Japanese American history, which studies Japanese American life and politics in the interwar years.
The Selected Works Of Eric Partridge
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Author : Eric Partridge
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2021-07-14
The Selected Works Of Eric Partridge written by Eric Partridge and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-07-14 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
This set reissues important selected works by Eric Partridge, covering the period from 1933 to 1968. Together, the books look at many and diverse aspects of language, focusing in particular on English. Included in the collection are a variety of insightful dictionaries and reference works that showcase some of Partridge’s best work. The books are creative, as well as practical, and will provide enjoyable reading for both scholars and the more general reader, who has an interest in language and linguistics.
Storied Scandalous Kansas City
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Author : Karla Deel
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2019-10-08
Storied Scandalous Kansas City written by Karla Deel and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-10-08 with True Crime categories.
Welcome to Kansas City—the best town this side of Hell. The Paris of the Plains. Home to the Wettest Block in the World. This collection celebrates a storied history of one notorious city. Meet the mobsters and victims, bootleggers, madams, political bosses and raucous entertainers who truly brought the party to the plains even during Prohibition. Witness the best parades, the wackiest costumes and the wildest scams. Kansas City’s sordid underbelly is full of surprises sure to delight and entice—the odd, macabre and delightful.
A Dictionary Of The Underworld
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Author : Eric Partridge
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2015-06-12
A Dictionary Of The Underworld written by Eric Partridge and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-06-12 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
First published in 1949 (this edition in 1968), this book is a dictionary of the past, exploring the language of the criminal and near-criminal worlds. It includes entries from Australia, New Zealand, Canada and South Africa, as well as from Britain and America and offers a fascinating and unique study of language. The book provides an invaluable insight into social history, with the British vocabulary dating back to the 16th century and the American to the late 18th century. Each entry comes complete with the approximate date of origin, the etymology for each word, and a note of the milieu in which the expression arose.
Child Kidnapping
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Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Juvenile Justice
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1983
Child Kidnapping written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Juvenile Justice and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1983 with Child abuse categories.
The Elusive Purple Gang
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Author : Gregory A. Fournier
language : en
Publisher: Wheatmark, Inc.
Release Date : 2019-11-29
The Elusive Purple Gang written by Gregory A. Fournier and has been published by Wheatmark, Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-11-29 with True Crime categories.
The Elusive Purple Gang: Detroit's Kosher Nostra is a concise history of one of America's most notorious Prohibition gangs. The Burnstein brothers and their associates were the only Jewish gang in the United States to dominate the rackets of a major American city. From their meteoric rise to the top of Detroit's underworld to their ultimate demise, this is an episodic account of the Purple Gang's corrosive pursuit of power and wealth and their inevitable plunge towards self-destruction.
Inventing The Public Enemy
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Author : David E. Ruth
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 1996-04-15
Inventing The Public Enemy written by David E. Ruth and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996-04-15 with History categories.
Ruth shows that the media gangster was less a reflection of reality than a projection created from Americans' values, concerns, and ideas about what would sell.
Understanding And Responding To The Terrorism Phenomenon
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Author : O. Nikbay
language : en
Publisher: IOS Press
Release Date : 2007-06-29
Understanding And Responding To The Terrorism Phenomenon written by O. Nikbay and has been published by IOS Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-06-29 with Political Science categories.
Since terrorism is a global issue, counter-terrorism studies are also a global issue which requires cooperation and collaboration of multi-dimensional groups such as academicians representing the theoretical and research part, policymakers representing the coordination and authorization part and professionals representing the practical and real life experience. This publication is unique because it includes the researches, experiences and perceptions of all parts of this cooperation and collaboration. Hence, there are four primary sections in this book elaborating their perspectives: Understanding Terrorism, Suicide Attacks, Radical terrorism and Case Studies, Strategies and Tactics for Dealing with Terrorist Hostage Sieges, Hijackings and Kidnappings, and Counter-Terrorism Policies: Lessons for the Future. This book encapsulates these various themes that highlight how to understand the terrorism phenomenon and analyze how to respond to terrorism and terrorist operations and how to promote counter terrorism policies and strategies.