Public enemies: America's greatest crime wave and the birth of the FBI, 1933-34

The story of the most spectacular crime wave in American history, the two-year battle between the young J. Edgar Hoover, his FBI and an assortment of criminals who became national icons: John Dillinger, Machine Gun Kelly, Bonnie and Clyde, Baby Face Nelson, Pretty Boy Floyd, and the Barkers. Author...

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1. Verfasser: Burrough, Bryan 1961- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York Penguin Press 2004
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Zusammenfassung:The story of the most spectacular crime wave in American history, the two-year battle between the young J. Edgar Hoover, his FBI and an assortment of criminals who became national icons: John Dillinger, Machine Gun Kelly, Bonnie and Clyde, Baby Face Nelson, Pretty Boy Floyd, and the Barkers. Author Burrough strips away the myths to reveal a web of interconnections within the vast American underworld, and shows how Hoover's G-men overcame their early fumbles to secure the FBI's rise to power.--From publisher description.
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:XIV, 592 S., [8] Bl. Ill., Kt.
ISBN:1594200211

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