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.
Public Enemies: America's Greatest Crime Wave and the Birth of the FBI, 1933-34
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Author: Burrough, Bryan
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780143035374
Details:
Author: Burrough, Bryan
Brand: Penguin Books
Color: Multicolor
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Paperback
Number Of Pages: 640
Release Date: 28-06-2005
Part Number: 9780143035374
Package Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 1.4 inches Languages: English
EAN: 9780143035374
