The Bobbed Haired Bandit
| Author | : Stephen Duncombe |
| Publisher | : NYU Press |
| Total Pages | : 393 |
| Release | : 2006-02-06 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780814719800 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0814719805 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (805 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Bobbed Haired Bandit by : Stephen Duncombe
Download or read book The Bobbed Haired Bandit written by Stephen Duncombe and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2006-02-06 with total page 393 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the spring of 1924, a poor, 19 year old laundress from Brooklyn robbed a string of New York grocery stores with a 'baby automatic', a fur coat, and a fashionable bobbed hairdo. Celia Cooney's crimes made national news and this text brings to life a world of great wealth and poverty and class conflict.
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