.."". a wild ride through one of the most fascinating periods in American criminal history."" -- Chicago Tribune
""A fascinating addition to the true-crime shelf."" -- Playboy
Written in the 1930s but first published in 1994, Dillinger: The Untold Story is a remarkable contemporary account of John Dillinger's life and crimes. Packed with illustrations and new information from FBI files and other sources, it is an authentic slice of American history and a feast for true crime buffs. The new paperback edition adds still more information about Dillinger and his era.

Dillinger: The Untold Story Expanded Edition

Politics & Social Sciences

William J. Helmer

G. Russell Girardin

Social Sciences

Indiana University Press

While researching a book on Depression-era outlaws, Playboy editor William J. Helmer stumbled upon a 600-page manuscript on John Dillinger. Written in the 1930s by G. Russell Girardin but never published, Dillinger: The Untold Story is a captivating and revealing account of Dillinger's life and crimes, based in part on information given to Girardin by the outlaw's lawyer, Louis Piquett, shortly after Dillinger's death. Though a series of articles written by Girardin and Piquett appeared in various newspapers at the time, the manuscript continued to yellow on the shelf for half a century until Helmer met Girardin and agreed to help get it published. This anniversary edition is filled with more illustrations and new information from FBI files and other sources, making it a rich and authentic slice of American history and a feast for true crime buffs.

Dillinger: The Untold Story, Anniversary Edition

History

Americas

In Public Enemies, historian and acclaimed crime writer William Helmer introduces every major gangster and outlaw of the Roaring Twenties and Depression Thirties, offering complete accounts of their lives and often-violent deaths, and revealing the sometimes sordid truth behind the many legends that grew up around them. Packed with chilling period photographs, this book features contemporary news accounts of major events and startling quotes from Capone, Dillinger, and many others.

Public Enemies: America's Criminal Past, 1919-1940

Rick Mattix

Barnes&Noble

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.""

The Complete Public Enemy Almanac: New Facts and Features on the People, Places, and Events of the Gangsters and Outlaw Era, 1920-1940

Cumberland House Publishing

The Complete Public Enemy Almanac: New Facts and Features on the People, Places, and Events of the Gangster and Outlaw Era, 1920-1940

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