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JOHN DILLINGER - AL CAPONE - BUGSY SIEGEL - JESSE JAMES SECC EDITION Ahh hhh A4A44444 VVIVIVVIIT AAAsAAAAA VV VVVVVVVVVV VV VVVVVVVVVVVV VV LAAAAAMMAAAAAMAAAA A, AMAMAAAMAMA MMA MMA A Me, AAsAAAd 4444444 AAAAAAA VV VVVVVVVVVV VV VV VVVVVVVVVV VV VV LAAAAAMMAAAAAMAAA A, AMAMAAAMAMAAMAA Mh Ah Me VV VVVVVVVVVV VV AAAAAAAMAAAAA AAA A, AAMAAAAMAAAALAAAAA A, AAAAAMAAAAAAMAAAA A, rV VV VV AALAMAALAA 7 Vv Vy TV VV VV AMAMAAMAMAAAAAMAAA A, AMAAMAMAMALMA MAA A. AAAAAAAAALAAAAL A, AMAAMAAMAAAAAMAA A A, Mh hh he he rVvVVVvvvV AMAMAAMAMAAAAAMAAAA A, TV VVVVVVVrVVVVvvVvr Pe WELCOME TO THE BOOK OF MERICAN UTLAWS Have you ever wondered how Bonnie met Clyde? How the Mob came to tule the east coast? Or how some of the most notorious criminals escaped Alcatraz? The All About History Book of American Outlaws has the answers. Explore the tumultuous Wild West, the seedy underbelly of New York and the con men who made their living across the United States as we take you ona tour of America’s most wanted outlaws. We reveal the true stories behind gunslingers like Jesse James, the gangs who made their money in astonishing bank heists, the Prohibition Era's greatest gangsters - and the men who tried to take them down. Discover what really happened at the OK Corral and meet the man who created the first pyramid scheme. Find out who bought Machine Gun Kelly the weapon that gave him his name, and discover the farmer who created a safe house for fugitives on the run. ~ : Filled with incredible stories, turn the page to enter the world of America’s greatest outlaws and see why they live on in infamy today. 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Bugsy Siegel Get up close and personal with the mobster who made Vegas Henry Starr Discover the thief and killer who nearly made a career in Hollywood The Dalton Gang The band of brothers who terrorised the Wild West Lawmen of the frontier Meet the men who tried to bring some order to the lawless frontier Wyatt Earp Find out what really went down at the OK Corral Machine Gun Kelly The mobster and the kidnapping that gained him notoriety Charles Birger Meet the Illinois gangster who took on the Ku Klux Klan The Castellammarese War When the Mafia goes to war, New York City is changed forever ) The rise & fall of the New York Mafia The five crime families of New York CON MEN & COMMON CRIMINALS 98 Charles Ponzi Behind the first pyramid scheme was an Italian con man ) 102 Soapy Smith , Uncover one man’s slippery swindles in Alaska 106 George C Parker The man who sold the Brooklyn Bridge - twice 110 The Great Diamond Hoax Take a look inside the hoax that fooled one of the world’s most famous jewellers 114 Joseph Weil It's time to meet the man who hoodwinked Mussolini 118 Gaston Means With the death of a president comes an opportunity NM 122 Bonnie & Clyde Uncover the real story of America’s infamous criminal lovers 126 10 infamous bank heists Money doesn't grow on trees - so some raided their banks ‘132 Pretty Boy Floy Get the lowdown on the turbulent life of the Phantom Bandit 136 Deafy Farmer Every criminal needs a safehouse - for some, it was Deafy’s farm 140From villains to heroes Why do we remember so many notorious criminals as celebrated heroes today? i 7 Butch Cassidy Uncover the life of one of the Wild West's most infamous figures e e Billy the Kid Learn the truth behind the man who has been immortalised in myth Jesse James The story of an iconic outlaw and his feared gang How to rob a train The tips you need to carry out your train heist Henry Starr Discover the thief and killer who nearly made a career in Hollywood The Dalton Gang The band of brothers who terrorised the Wild West Lawmen of the frontier Meet the men who tried to bring some order to the lawless frontier Wyatt Earp Find out what really went down at the OK Corral ot 0 gy GO poeta CASSIDY His exploits with the Wild Bunch captured the imagination of the public and even his death became the stuff of legends. Is Butch Cassidy the most infamous figure of the Wild West? ay the name Butch Cassidy and it’s hard to For a while, Butch continued to move between not immediately think of the Sundance Kid __ ranches, living the life of a cowboy in Wyoming and and the 1969 film. Its story of two wise- Montana until he gravitated to Telluride, Colorado, ’ cracking buddies is so ingrained in culture in 1887. After striking up a friendship with race as to be taken as fact. But it isn't. For a start, Cassidy horse owner Matt Warner some time earlier, Cassidy and Sundance were not best friends. They did fleeto —_ robbed his first bank. Argentina together, but that was more opportunity It was 24 June 1889 and Cassidy, Warner and the than choice. But even if the film didn't nailitin terms two McCarty brothers helped themselves to about of accuracy, that is not to say that Butch Cassidy's life $21,000 from the San Miguel Valley Bank. The crew wasn't full of thrills, adventure and intrigue. didn't hang around for long, making their way to the Born Robert Leroy Parker on 13 April 1866, in Utah, | Robbers Roost, an area of rough terrain in southeast Cassidy's parents were staunch Mormons. His dad, Utah. The natural crags and canyons made this a Maximillian Parker, was 12 when he arrived with his popular hideout for outlaws, and in fact it was while family in Salt Lake City in 1856, and they became Cassidy and his best friend Elzy Lay were lying low Mormon pioneers. Cassidy's childhood was spent here that they formed the Wild Bunch. on his family’s ranch but perhaps sensing that the When the heat had died down, Cassidy made his Mormon life was not for him, he left home during way to Wyoming, where he bought a ranch on the his early teens. He supported himself by workingon outskirts of Dubois. Although it’s possible he did this various ranches, and it was while at a dairy farmthat in an attempt to earn an honest living, the fact he he started to get drawn into the criminal world. never actually made any money from it and that the Mike Cassidy, whose real name was John Tolliver location was just over from another outlaw hangout McClammy, was a cowboy and rustler and soon-to- - the Hole in the Wall - suggests the ranch was a be mentor and friend of the young Parker. In fact, front for nefarious activities. There's also the fact he it's said that Robert dropped his Parker surname in was arrested in 1894 for stealing horses and possibly favour of Cassidy in honour of his friend, adding running a protection racket among ranchers. it to his nickname of Butch. It is also said that the Cassidy served 18 months of a two-year sentence name change was due to a desire to not disrespect at the Wyoming State Prison, where upon his release his family, as at the time he had a feeling his path in 1896 he was pardoned by Governor William Alford would take a significant diversion fromthe Mormon __ Richards. While some may have taken the pardon ifestyle he had been brought up to believe in. as an opportunity to turn their life around and walk