The Complete Public Enemy Almanac: New Facts and Features on the People, Places, and Events of the Gangsters and Outlaw Era, 1920-1940
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| Rating | : | 4.83 (729 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1581825064 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 669 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-03-29 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Too much!" according to Connie Cat Mom. This book is cramped with so much information & each criminal in pages scattered throughout, it is hard to get a complete picture of each! Way too much page searching & I've put it on the shelf.. "An essential reference work" according to Thomas Hunt. Authors William J. Helmer and Rick Mattix have produced an extensive and truly essential reference work on the Gangster Era (1920-19An essential reference work Thomas Hunt Authors William J. Helmer and Rick Mattix have produced an extensive and truly essential reference work on the Gangster Era (1920-1940). The book breaks down criminal and law enforcement history into its various component parts, dealing with characters and events through the use of individual biographical essays and sprawling, detailed chronologies. Every serious outlaw of the period - from Accardo, through Capone, Dillinger and McGurn, to Abner "Longie" Zwillman - is represented.At the same time, the work ties elements together and probes more deeply into causes and effects t. 0). The book breaks down criminal and law enforcement history into its various component parts, dealing with characters and events through the use of individual biographical essays and sprawling, detailed chronologies. Every serious outlaw of the period - from Accardo, through Capone, Dillinger and McGurn, to Abner "Longie" Zwillman - is represented.At the same time, the work ties elements together and probes more deeply into causes and effects t. I Am NOT That Impressed SCSILR I cannot get on the bandwagon of praise for this work. Perhaps I was expecting more, but received less. It is interesting, but really nothing new, or nothing that I did not know before. There are a few photos I never saw before, so that is a treat; however, the authors seem to concentrate on Al Capone, and he is pervasive throughout the book, giving other gangsters less. There is an alphabetical listing of MOST gangsters; I say most, as not all, not the majority, are listed, and as for the molls, a couple of very, very brief pages and nothing of much substance.The book is a la
Meticulously documented, lavishly detailed, exhaustively researched, and written with an eye for the truths that have remained largely hidden, The Complete Public Enemy Almanac"" provides a reliable source of information about the violent and lawless era of the twenties and thirties.""
Rick Mattix, an expert on the criminal gangs of the twenties and thirties, is a prominent researcher and consultant to authors and television documentaries. The coauthor of Thompson: The American Legend and Dillinger: The Untold Story (expanded edition), and author of numerous magazine and journal articles, he lives in Bussey, Iowa. William Helmer, a former senior editor at Pl
Rick Mattix, an expert on the criminal gangs of the twenties and thirties, is a prominent researcher and consultant to authors and television documentaries. Valentine's Day Massacre. The coauthor of Thompson: The American Legend and Dillinger: The Untold Story (expanded edition), and author of numerous magazine and journal articles, he lives in Bussey, Iowa. . He lives in Boerne, Texas. About the AuthorWilliam Helmer, a former senior editor at Playboy, is the author of The Gun That Made the Twenties Roar and is the coauthor of Dillinger: The Untold Story, Baby Face Nelson, and The St