Outlaws, Mobsters & Crooks

From the Old West to the Internet

Volumes 1-5
Published by U·X·L

History is laden with outlaws and criminals who have committed terrible crimes and then paid the price.Outlaws, Mobsters & Crooks details these individuals, often with the law officers who challenged them. Students will see what they did, why they did it and what happened as a result.

Outlaws, Mobsters & Crooks is organized by category of criminal, such as robbers, spies, terrorists and pirates; includes black-and-white illustrations - a photo or portrait of the person as well as other photos; sidebars that identify fictional crooks; and related media adaptations and books.

Review:

"The feats and fates of these high-profile criminals will fascinate readers. A more selective and more up-to-date alternative to Jay Nash's one-volume Bloodletters and Badmen."
-- School Library Journal (February 1999)

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