Public enemies : America's greatest crime wave and the birth of the FBI, 1933-34 / Bryan Burrough.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Burrough, Bryan, 1961-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Crime--United States--History--20th century.

Crime.

Criminals--United States--History--20th century.

Criminals.

United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation--History.

United States.

History.

Physical Description:

xiv, 592 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 25 cm

Other Title:

America's greatest crime wave and the birth of the FBI, 1933-34

Place of Publication:

New York : Penguin Press, 2004.

Summary:

Both a hugely satisfying entertainment and a groundbreaking work with powerful echoes in today's news, Burrough's account of America's greatest crime wave and the birth of the FBI is the definitive history of America's first war on crime.

Contents:

1 A Prelude to War, Spring 1933 5

2 A Massacre by Persons Unknown, June 8 to June 15, 1933 19

3 The College Boys Take the Field, June 17 to July 22, 1933 51

4 The Baying of the Hounds, July 22 to August 25, 1933 71

5 The Kid Jimmy, August 18 to September 25, 1933 98

6 The Streets of Chicago, October 12 to November 20, 1933 135

7 Ambushes, November 20 to December 31, 1933 162

8 "An Attack on All We Hold Dear," January 2 to January 28, 1934 183

9 A Star Is Born, January 30 to March 2, 1934 206

10 Dillinger and Nelson, March 3 to March 29, 1934 234

11 Crescendo, March 30 to April 10, 1934 267

12 Death in the North Woods, April 10 to April 23, 1934 292

13 "And It's Death for Bonnie and Clyde," April 23 to May 23, 1934 323

14 New Faces, May 24 to June 30, 1934 362

15 The Woman in Orange, July 1 to July 27, 1934 388

16 The Scramble, July 23 to September 12, 1934 417

17 A Field in Ohio and a Highway in Illinois, September 18 to November 27, 1934 446

18 The Last Man Standing, December 3, 1934, to January 20, 1935 484

19 Pas de Deux, January 1935 Until... 515.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [553]-570) and index.

ISBN:

1594200211

OCLC:

54349644