Ballad of the Whiskey Robber: A True Story of Bank Heists, Ice Hockey, Transylvanian Pelt Smuggling, Moonlighting Detectives, and Broken Hearts

New York: Little, Brown and Company, 2004. First edition. First printing [stated]. Hardcover. Very good in very good dust jacket. Signed by author. Inscription on T-p.. Ward, Jeffrey (Map). Glued binding. Paper over boards. ix, [3], 319, [5] p. Illustrations. Maps. Cast of Characters. From Wikipedia: "Julian Rubinstein (b. 1968) is an award-winning journalist, author, producer and adjunct professor of journalism at Columbia University. Rubinstein was born in the Bronx and grew up in Denver. His book Ballad of the Whiskey Robber, published in 2004, is about the Hungarian bank robber and folk hero Attila Ambrus. The book won Borders' 2004 "Original Voices" Non-fiction Book Prize and was a finalist for the 2005 Edgar Allan Poe Award and the 2005 Anthony Award. Warner Bros. and Johnny Depp optioned the book for a film. Rubinstein has written for The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, Rolling Stone, The Washington Post, Sports Illustrated, Details, Travel + Leisure, Salon, Outside and other publications. His work has been selected for the Best American Crime Writing anthology, The Best American Essays, and twice by The Best American Sports Writing."