The Tri-State Gang in Richmond:: Murder and Robery in the Great Depression (True Crime)
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| Rating | : | 4.20 (725 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1609495233 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-03-24 |
| Language | : | English |
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Richardson lives in Richmond with his wife, Karri; their daughter, Lelia; and an obstreperous golden retriever named Wyatt. He holds master's degrees from Virginia Commonwealth University and the University of Richmond and is the former archivist for Architectural Records at the Library of Virginia. Selden Richardson is a Richmond native who writes and lectures about the city's architecture and history and is the author of Built by Blacks: African American Architecture and Neighborh
Gangsters of local interest The book will be of particular interest to those living in the Richmond area and Goochland County, Virginia as it deals with "local history" in familiar locations. It will also be of interest for those who enjoy reading about the prohibition era.. You Can't Put This Book Down First let me say I don't read that much anymore unless it has to do with my occupation. I know Sheldon Richardson because as a contractor I do a lot of work for him and that is how I know about the Tri-State Gang as Sheldon did his research he keep me abreast of his research at our infrequent breakfast meetings. I knew how he dug into the history of the Tri-State gang over the years and let me tell you Sheldon did his "due diligence" in researching this book. He made these charcters come alive and you were made to feel like you knew the. Well-Written, Well-Researched John Nielsen Richmond is an historic city, and as a 26-year resident I'm trying to learn more about its past. This book engagingly tells an unfamiliar interesting story and evokes a time (the early Depression years) when the Confederate capital was very different. I recommend it for students of Richmond's past, and for anyone interested in the period's colorful criminals.
He holds master's degrees from Virginia Commonwealth University and the University of Richmond and is the former archivist for Architectural Records at the Library of Virginia. . Richardson lives in Richmond with his wife, Karri; their daughter, Lelia; and an obstreperous golden retriever named Wyatt. About the Author Selden Richardson is a Richmond native who writes and lectures about the city's architecture and history and is the author of Built by Blacks: African American Architecture and Neighborhoods in Richmond (The History Press, 2008)
During this lawless time in American history, a group of criminals called the Tri-State Gang emerged from Philadelphia and spread their operations south, through Baltimore to Richmond, wreaking bloody havoc and brutally eliminating those who knew too much about their heists. Join historian Selden Richardson as he recounts the story of this whirlwind of crime and how it finally reached its climax in Richmond.". Once termed the Dillingers of the East, "? Robert Mais and Walter Legenza led their men and molls on a violent journey of robberies, murders, and escapes up and down the East Coast. The 1930s was a tough decade, one made even tougher by Prohibition