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Urschel, Joe.
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Kelly, Machine Gun, 1897-1954.
Criminals -- United States -- Biography.
Outlaws -- United States -- Biography.
Kidnapping -- United States -- History.
Bank robberies -- United States -- History.
Alcoholic beverage law violations -- United States -- History.
Crime -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Law enforcement -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Prisoners -- California -- Alcatraz Island -- Biography.
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Urschel, Joe.
Kelly, Machine Gun, 1897-1954.
Criminals -- United States -- Biography.
Outlaws -- United States -- Biography.
Kidnapping -- United States -- History.
Bank robberies -- United States -- History.
Alcoholic beverage law violations -- United States -- History.
Crime -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Law enforcement -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Prisoners -- California -- Alcatraz Island -- Biography.
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The year of fear : Machine Gun Kelly and the manhunt that changed the nation / Joe Urschel.
by
Urschel, Joe.
Minotaur Books, 2015.
Call #:
364
.1092
K29u
Subjects
Kelly, Machine Gun, 1897-1954.
Criminals -- United States -- Biography.
Outlaws -- United States -- Biography.
Kidnapping -- United States -- History.
Bank robberies -- United States -- History.
Alcoholic beverage law violations -- United States -- History.
Crime -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Law enforcement -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Prisoners -- California -- Alcatraz Island -- Biography.
ISBN:
9781250020796 (hc.)
1250020794 (hc.)
Edition:
First edition.
Description:
xi, 290 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (pages [271]-274) and index.
Contents:
George and Kathryn go to work -- A massacre in Kansas City -- The Kidnapping Scourge -- The Abduction -- Welcome to Paradise -- The Delivery -- The Manhunt -- Catching Kelly -- The Kellys' Trial -- The G-men Take the Spotlight -- Alcatraz and the "Irredeemables."
Summary:
"It's 1933 and Prohibition has given rise to the American gangster--now infamous names like Bonnie and Clyde and John Dillinger. Bank robberies at gunpoint are commonplace and kidnapping for ransom is the scourge of a lawless nation. With local cops unauthorized to cross state lines in pursuit and no national police force, safety for kidnappers is just a short trip on back roads they know well from their bootlegging days. Gangster George "Machine Gun" Kelly and his wife, Kathryn, are some of the most celebrated criminals of the Great Depression. Born George Kelly Barnes, he adopted the alias of George R. Kelly to help preserve the respect and name of his upstanding family back home. His favorite weapon: a Thompson submachine gun. With gin-running operations facing extinction and bank vaults with dwindling stores of cash, Kelly sets his sights on the easy-money racket of kidnapping. His target: rich oilman Charles Urschel. Enter J. Edgar Hoover, a desperate Justice Department bureaucrat who badly needs a successful prosecution to impress the new administration and save his job. Hoover's agents are given the sole authority to chase kidnappers across state lines and when Kelly bungles the snatch job, Hoover senses his big opportunity. What follows is a thrilling 20,000 mile chase over the back roads of Depression-era America, crossing 16 state lines, and generating headlines across America along the way--a historical mystery/thriller for the ages. A thrilling true crime story of gangsters and lawmen and the beginning of the FBI"--Provided by publisher.
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True crime.
Biographies.
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