Bad Seeds in the Big Apple: Bandits, Killers, and Chaos in New York City, 1920-1940

by Patrick Downey and Rose Keefe

Book Overview

Bad Seeds in the Big Apple' is the first book to profile New York City's notorious bandits, gunmen, and desperados of the Prohibition and Depression eras. While numerous books have been written on the city's organized-crime scene, this book completes the picture by introducing readers to infamous New Yorkers such as Richard Reese Whittemore, leader of a gang of jewel thieves; extortion queen Vivian Gordon; bandit and Sing Sing escapee James Nannery;...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 158182646X
• ISBN13: 9781581826463
• Release Date: July 2008
• Publisher: Cumberland House Publishing
• Length: 301 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.3"