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A humorous look at how famous people got caught, including Joan of Arc, Blackbeard, Al Capone, and more! From the award-winning team that brought you How They Croaked and How They Choked.. Outlaw, assassin, art thief, and spy, these fourteen troublemakers and crooks--including Blackbeard the pirate, Typhoid Mary, and gangster Al Capone--have given the good guys a run for their money throughout the ages. . Some were crooked, some were deadly, and some were merely out of line--but they all got Caught! as detailed in this fascinating and funny study of crime, culture, and forensic science.. FEATURING HISTORYS MOST WANTED: Joan of Arc, Sir Walter Raleigh, Caravaggio, Blackbeard, John Wilkes Booth, Jesse James, Billy the Kid, Mata Hari, Typhoid Mary, Rasputin, Vincenzo Peruggia (Mona Lisa thief) , Bernard Kuehn (Pearl Harbor spy) , Anna Anderson (Anastasia impersonator) , and Al Capone



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Georgia Bragg

Georgia Bragg has spent most of her life in California. Before becoming a late-blooming writer she was a printmaker, greeting card designer, painter, script supervisor, and storyboard artist. As a reluctant reader herself, Georgia now writes the kind of history books she wished she had while growing up. She believes writing nonfiction is like dancing with one foot in cement; you need jazz hands and one very busy foot. Sometimes Georgia avoids writing by playing tennis and rearranging the furniture. She is married and has two grown children and two cats.



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