Daring Heists: Real Tales of Sensational Robberies and Robbers
In the early morning hours after St. Patrick's Day in 1990, two thieves stole 13 works of art from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, Massachusetts. Daring Read More
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In the early morning hours after St. Patrick's Day in 1990, two thieves stole 13 works of art from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, Massachusetts. Daring Heists: Real Tales of Sensational Robberies and Robbers introduces readers to the suspenseful history of interesting crimes.
- Nonfiction narratives use clear, concise language that both avid and reluctant readers will be drawn to.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction
Sensational Robberies and Robbers
Chapter One
D.B. Cooper: Into Thin Air
Chapter Two
The Queen of Thieves
Chapter Three
The Great Train Robbery
Chapter Four
A Half Billion Dollar Heist
Chapter Five
The Heist that Hurt an Entire Country
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