King of Burglars

Download or read book King of Burglars written by Maximilian Schoenbein and published by . This book was released on 2018-08-22 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by the greatest bank robber of the 1860s, Maximilian Schoenbein, alias Max Shinburn, these stories reveal the details behind his most famous heists and prison escapes; and also those of fellow master thieves Adam Worth and George M. White. Includes: --The Real Story of the Stolen Gainsborough Portrait --How Adam Worth Stole the Kimberley Diamonds --Mark Shinborn's Story of the Concord Bank Robbery --Mark Shinborn Tells Story of His Greatest Peril --A Wad of Bills Gets Mark Shinborn Out of a Tight Place --How Shinborn Cleaned Up $20,000 at Springfield --True Story of the Great South Norwalk Bank Robbery --How Four Gangs Sought to Rob the Wolfeboro, N.H. Bank --When Revolvers Barked in a Famous Old-Time Hold-Up --Mark Shinborn Tells Story of His Most Famous Crime --How Mark Shinborn at Last Paid the Penalty