Miami's Criminal Past: Uncovered

by Sergio Bustos, Bustos, Luisa Yanez

Book Overview

From Scarface to Miami Vice, Hollywood has created indelible images of Miami's criminal underworld. Yet beyond the lurid depictions exists a fascinating history of dramatic true-life crimes--tales of vigilante justice, family tragedies, politically motivated homicides and rampageous cross-country killers. And of course, the inevitable stories of celebrities behaving badly--as when Jim Morrison allegedly exposed himself during a 1969 Doors concert--along...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1596293888
• ISBN13: 9781596293885
• Release Date: November 2007
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.3" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Miami Herald's Luisa Yanez and Sergio Bustos does a Ok Job.

Book is a good read,quite scary at times, would make a Non-Miamian not want to visit,Miami Is not paradise all the time, and we have problems like anywhere else, this book exploits that, I read about incredible stories in this book (born and raised and live here) that I never heard of before Such as the man who went into a steel scrap place on the miami river and killed several and injured some people, then escaped on bicycle! all over a small thing(the guy was a Hialeah Teacher!) scary.. I think the book could had been bigger, considering our history, and the price $20? ! for a small softcover. good read.