Gangs and Outlaws of Western Pennsylvania Contributor(s): White, Thomas (Author), Hassett, Michael (Author) |
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ISBN: 1609495500 ISBN-13: 9781609495503 Publisher: History Press OUR PRICE: $19.79 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 2012 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Middle Atlantic (dc, De, Md, Nj, Ny, Pa) - True Crime - Biography & Autobiography | Criminals & Outlaws |
Dewey: 364.109 |
LCCN: 2012026050 |
Physical Information: 0.44" H x 6.07" W x 8.95" (0.47 lbs) 128 pages |
Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Pennsylvania |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Violent bank heists, bold train robberies and hardened gangs all tear across the history of the wild west--western Pennsylvania, that is. The region played reluctant host to the likes of the infamous Biddle Boys, who escaped Allegheny |
Contributor Bio(s): White, Thomas: - Thomas White is the university archivist and curator of special collections in the Gumberg Library at Duquesne University. He is also an adjunct lecturer in Duquesne's history department and an adjunct professor of history at La Roche College. White received a master's degree in public history from Duquesne University. He is the published author of eight books, all of which focus on Pennsylvania history. |