Author | : George Russell Girardin |
Publisher | : Indiana University Press |
Total Pages | : 430 |
Release | : 2004-12-31 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9780253216335 |
The inside story of one of America's most notorious criminals
Author | : Elliott J. Gorn |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 289 |
Release | : 2011-09-29 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 0199769168 |
John Dillinger was one of the most famous and flamboyant celebrity outlaws, and this book illuminates the significnace of his tremendous fame and the endurance of his legacy of crime and violence, and the transformation of America during the Great Depression.
Author | : Tony Stewart |
Publisher | : Lulu.com |
Total Pages | : 444 |
Release | : 2015-05-24 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1365760375 |
He outsmarted every lawman in the country and became the most celebrated bank robber and master escape artist of all time. He was a man of cleverness and originality. During his career, he participated in three gangs and was involved in a string of bank robberies across the country. He successfully escaped several police and FBI traps, broke out of two jails, raided three police stations and helped to mastermind the biggest escape ever from the Indiana State Prison at Michigan City.
Author | : Dary Matera |
Publisher | : Da Capo Press |
Total Pages | : 448 |
Release | : 2005-05-20 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9780786715589 |
John Dillinger is an adrenaline-fueled narrative that reignites America's fascination with the suave and deadly desperado who became the FBI's first Public Enemy, whose story—until now—has been riddled with rumors and fiction. Dillinger and his bank-robbing gang cut a criminal swath never to be equaled, thrilling a nation in the throes of the Great Depression. When caught, Dillinger staged one of the most harrowing prison escapes imaginable—only to finally be betrayed by the infamous "Lady in Red." John Dillinger brings to light bank robberies never before reported; detailed plans for major crimes that Dillinger nearly implemented; the revelation that the Lady in Red was actually a police plant; and the startling motives behind John Dillinger's execution by rogue FBI agents. With access to the thousands of sources collected in the world's foremost Dillinger archives—including dozens of photographs—New York Times bestselling author Matera describes every robbery, shoot-out, and prison escape as though he had choreographed them himself.
Author | : Satterfield Jim Satterfield |
Publisher | : iUniverse |
Total Pages | : 114 |
Release | : 2010-05 |
Genre | : Health & Fitness |
ISBN | : 1440199035 |
"All runners should have a fundamentally sound stride, yet few runners seem to find one on their own ... As an athlete and coach, Satterfield combines his competitive and personal running experiences in order to provide a unique series of lessons that teach other runners how to master the fundamentals of correct running movements and eliminate the movements that slow them down."--Product description
Author | : Eugene Lacorbiniere |
Publisher | : AuthorHouse |
Total Pages | : 262 |
Release | : 2008-11 |
Genre | : Slave rebellions |
ISBN | : 1438915543 |
Take a journey to a time, and place that will forever change the way you think about slaves, and the institution of slavery. This is a realistic fiction, historically based story that will take you to a place that existed long ago. It is a story that will make you laugh, cry, it may even make you mad, but most of all, it will make you think. Think about all that has been gained, and lost, over a period of five hundred years. The Priests of Africa were given a plan for escaping slavery, long before becoming slaves. With the help, and strength of God, and their ancestors, they attempted an escape of monumental proportions that escaped the pages of history. Find out how these slaves refused slavery, and took up arms to free themselves. Manny, learns a story of a slave rebellion, and the Black Masonic Order that will change his life forever. A story that was long lost over time, through the perilous journey of slavery. He will realize that, despite his dysfunctional family, and lack of education, his life still had hope, and purpose. Take the journey down the Mississippi River, and never be the same again. The secrets that are entwined in this novel will blow your mind away. It will grip your emotions like nothing you ever read. This is not just a story, but an adventure through time. Enjoy and God Bless!
Author | : Bryan Burrough |
Publisher | : Penguin |
Total Pages | : 644 |
Release | : 2009-04-29 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 110103274X |
In Public Enemies, bestselling author Bryan Burrough strips away the thick layer of myths put out by J. Edgar Hoover’s FBI to tell the full story—for the first time—of the most spectacular crime wave in American history, the two-year battle between the young Hoover and the assortment of criminals who became national icons: John Dillinger, Machine Gun Kelly, Bonnie and Clyde, Baby Face Nelson, Pretty Boy Floyd, and the Barkers. In an epic feat of storytelling and drawing on a remarkable amount of newly available material on all the major figures involved, Burrough reveals a web of interconnections within the vast American underworld and demonstrates how Hoover’s G-men overcame their early fumbles to secure the FBI’s rise to power.
Author | : Graeme Kent |
Publisher | : Biteback Publishing |
Total Pages | : 282 |
Release | : 2013-07-30 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1849546371 |
There have been many books written about valour in battle. This is not one of them. On the contrary, On the Run deals entirely with those men and women who have departed from life in the armed forces. For as long as there have been wars there have been those who have fled from the cannon's roar. In this fascinating and unique history of deserters and desertion, Graeme Kent scours the annals of warfare to find those who, for a multitude of often complex reasons, have gone absent without leave. Among their number are poets and pugilists, thieves and thugs, lovers and lunatics, princes and politicians, comedians and conspirators, film stars and fanatics, and even a pope, all brought together by the simple fact that at one time or another they went on the run. Covering thousands of years and spanning the globe, this compelling book presents an extraordinary anecdotal history of perhaps the most controversial and emotive subject in war.
Author | : Ellen Poulsen |
Publisher | : Exposit |
Total Pages | : 290 |
Release | : 2018-08-15 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1476633126 |
Indiana State Police Captain Matt Leach led the hunt for John Dillinger during the violent early 1930s. Pushing a media campaign aimed at smoking out the fugitive, Leach elevated Dillinger to unprecedented notoriety. In return, Dillinger taunted him with phone calls and postcards, and vowed to kill him. Leach's use of publicity backfired, making him a pariah among his fellow policemen, and the FBI ordered his firing in 1937 for challenging their authority. This is the first full-length biography of the man.