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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Bilton, Nick, author.
Title: American kingpin : the epic hunt for the criminal mastermind behind the Silk Road / Nick Bilton.
Description: New York : Portfolio/Penguin, [2017]
Identifiers: LCCN 2016050581 (print) | LCCN 2017010337 (ebook) | ISBN 9781591848141 (hardcover) | ISBN 9780698405738 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Ulbrict, Ross, 1984- | Criminals--United States--Case studies. | Computer crimes--Investigation--United States--Case studies. | Black market--United States--Case studies. | Drug traffic--United States--Case studies. | Electronic commerce--United States--Case studies.
Classification: LCC HV6248.U45 B55 2017 (print) | LCC HV6248.U45 (ebook) | DDC 364.16/8092--dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2016050581
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