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Thieves!

by Andreas Schroeder
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Willie Sutton was casing a bank when he noticed that the manager looked a lot like Sutton himself, so he walked into the vault, loaded up with banknotes, and calmly walked out. D.B. Cooper hijacked a plane, demanded $200,000 in payment, and parachuted from the aircraft. He was never captured.Other criminals in this book were no less brazen:- Arthur Barry, the greatest jewel thief in American criminal history- Vincente Perugia, who boldly stole one of the world's greatest art treasures- Amil Dinsio, one of the most accomplished bank vault robbers in the U.S.- Victor Desmarais and Leo Martial, a hapless duo who bungled their getaway- James Landis, who stole two bricks of freshly printed banknotes from his employer—the U.S. Treasury- Adam Worth, the Napoleon of Crime- the Great Train Robbers, who planned one of the largest heists of all time- the five heisters of the Great Purolator Caper, whose ineptitude ensured captureBe prepared for some high-stakes action in THIEVES! While many ended their careers broke and disillusioned, these impresarios of crime make for great reading.

  • Creators

  • Series

    True Stories from the Edge

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    September 3, 2005

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9781554514717

    • EPUB ebook

      • ISBN: 9781554514717
      • File size: 525 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • ATOS Level: 7.3
    • Interest Level: 4-8(MG)
    • Text Difficulty: 6

  • Reviews

    • School Library Journal

      March 1, 2006
      Gr 5-10 -Ten well-planned major robberies reveal the ingenuity of the criminal mind. The devious men in these fascinating accounts are no ordinary thieves. Dan Cooper parachuted from a Boeing 727 in mid flight at night with $200,000 of extorted cash. A small band of Italians spirited the world-famous portrait of Mona Lisa from the Louvre in Paris. The meticulous technique of American bank robber Willie Sutton was so well known that he was blamed for crimes committed by numerous copycats long after he had given up the business. These are just a few of the bold endeavors described in intricate detail. There are seven additional stories in the introductory chapter. Among these briefer accounts is the unusual action of a Parisian actor and civil servant who -stole - the files against his friends during the French Revolution by eating them, thus saving many condemned people from execution. Realistic dialogue and step-by-step descriptions make this work suspenseful and exciting. The subtle conclusions to be drawn from all of the stories are that few thieves go uncaught or really get to enjoy their spoils. Donald Sobol -s "Encyclopedia Brown -s Book of Wacky Crimes" (Random, 1984) and "Encyclopedia Brown -s Strange but True Crimes" (Scholastic, 1992) are both loaded with lightly told, very brief criminal adventures spiced with humorous cartoons. Anita Gustafson -s "Guilty or Innocent?" (Holt, 1985) describes the deeds of 10 murderers. For true, rousing adventurers, each with one or more sources listed in the bibliography, Schroeder -s compilation can -t be beat." -Ann G. Brouse, Steele Memorial Library, Elmira, NY"

      Copyright 2006 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

Formats

  • OverDrive Read
  • EPUB ebook

subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • ATOS Level:7.3
  • Interest Level:4-8(MG)
  • Text Difficulty:6

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