{"product_id":"9781493040537","title":"King of Heists: The Sensational Bank Robbery of 1878 That Shocked America","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eConway, J. North\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLyons Press\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5\/1\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cb\u003eANOTHER TRUE CRIME STORY \u003cbr\u003eFROM J. NORTH CONWAY—NOW IN PAPERBACK!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe riveting story of one of America’s most notorious crimes \u003cbr\u003eand the mysterious man behind it\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Engrossing. . . . Conway skillfully paints a backdrop of fierce and flamboyant personalities who paraded across the Gilded Age. . . . [H]e capably recounts his story against a background of glitter and greed.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A page-turning account of one of the most brazen crimes of our time.” —\u003ci\u003eReader’s Digest\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Conway, a college prof and ex-newspaper man, covers this ancient tale in a way that makes it feel like a hot news story.” —\u003ci\u003eNew York\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKing of Heists\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eis a spellbinding and unprecedented account of the greatest bank robbery in American history, which took place on October 27, 1878, when thieves broke into the Manhattan Savings Institution and stole nearly $3 million in cash and securities—around $50 million in today’s terms. Bringing the notorious Gilded Age to life in a thrilling narrative, J. North Conway tells the story of those who plotted and carried out this infamous robbery, how they did it, and how they were tracked down and captured. The robbery was planned to the minutest detail by criminal mastermind George Leonidas Leslie—a society architect and ladies’ man whose double life as the nation’s most prolific bank robber led him to be dubbed the “King of the Bank Robbers.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn absorbing tale of greed, sex, crime, betrayal, and murder,\u003ci\u003e King of Heists\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eblends all the richness of history with the thrills of the best fiction.","brand":"Lyons Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47308183994623,"sku":"9781493040537","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/Jacket_986addba-12d7-4125-a8c2-2d2f729d6486.jpg?v=1764882366","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9781493040537","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}