A Pickpocket's Tale
Author | : Timothy J. Gilfoyle |
Publisher | : W. W. Norton |
Total Pages | : 460 |
Release | : 2006 |
ISBN-10 | : 0393061906 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780393061901 |
Rating | : 4/5 (06 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis A Pickpocket's Tale by : Timothy J. Gilfoyle
Download or read book A Pickpocket's Tale written by Timothy J. Gilfoyle and published by W. W. Norton. This book was released on 2006 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A portrait of professional con man and underworld figure George Appo traces his childhood in the notorious Five Points and Chinatown neighborhoods, his incarcerations in such prisons as the Tombs and Sing Sing, and his stint in the Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane, where he was reunited with his inmate father.