{"product_id":"big-safe-gavin-schmitt-9781467156639","title":"Big Safe: The Milwaukee Crew and the Reno Redfield Heist","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSome say it was the biggest theft in American history. Maybe it was.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe multimillion-dollar burglary at eccentric gambler LaVere Redfield's Reno mansion was an endless comedy of errors. A target who hides from cameras and gets embarrassed for his dog. A failed songwriter \"mastermind\" who can't keep her mouth shut. A safecracker who can't pick a lock. And a convicted killer who allows his ill-gotten gains to be stolen while his pants are down. In almost every way, the 1952 Reno Heist is a study in how not to commit a crime, which is likely why the case lives on in infamy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHistorian Gavin Schmitt unfolds the notorious misadventures of bumbling crooks, shady casino owners and femme fatales.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gavin Schmitt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1467156639\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781467156639\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e History Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/18\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Gavin Schmitt","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46465892745471,"sku":"9781467156639","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_47d61a1e-b7e9-4b25-a5c7-1846424a5de2.jpg?v=1736347595","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/big-safe-gavin-schmitt-9781467156639","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}