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    Gangsters, Bootleggers, and Bandits
    Gangsters, Bootleggers, and Bandits
    Gangsters, Bootleggers, and Bandits
    Audiobook25 minutes

    Gangsters, Bootleggers, and Bandits

    Written by Heather E. Schwartz

    Narrated by Book Buddy Digital Media

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    Robbery, smuggling, gambling—gangsters did it all. Find out the true stories of the United States' most feared hoodlums and mob bosses. Learn how a two-bit car thief built a criminal empire—and how the mob's top man wound up in prison. Are you bold enough to read on?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLerner
    Release dateJan 1, 2017
    ISBN9781512442571
    Author

    Heather E. Schwartz

    Writer and performer Heather E. Schwartz is a former health editor who is the author of more than 200 children's books. She has written for Disney, Sesame Street, Time for Kids, and the Smithsonian Institution

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